2-(het)aryl-substituted fused bicyclic heterocycle derivatives as pesticides

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I) 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     in which the R 1 , R 2a , R 2b , R 3 , A 1 , A 2 , A 4  and n have the meanings given above, to their usee as acaricides and/or insecticides for controlling animal pests and to processes and intermediates for their preparation.

The present invention relates to novel 2-(het)aryl-substituted fused bicyclic heterocycle derivatives of the formula (I), to the use thereof as acaricides and/or insecticides for controlling animal pests, particularly arthropods and especially insects and arachnids, and to processes and intermediates for preparation thereof.

2-(Het)aryl-substituted fused bicyclic heterocycle derivatives having insecticidal properties have already been described in the literature, for example in WO 2010/125985, WO 2012/074135, WO 2012/086848, WO 2013/018928, WO 2014/142292 and WO 2014/148451, and also WO 2015/000715, WO 2015/121136 and WO 2015/002211.

However, the active compounds already known according to the documents cited above have some disadvantages on application, whether because they exhibit only a narrow range of application or because they do not have satisfactory insecticidal or acaricidal activity.

Novel 2-(het)aryl-substituted fused bicyclic heterocycle derivatives have now been found, and these have advantages over the compounds already known, examples of which are better biological or environmental properties, a wider range of application methods, better insecticidal or acaricidal activity, and also good compatibility with crop plants. The 2-(het)aryl-substituted fused bicyclic heterocycle derivatives can be used in combination with further agents for improving efficacy, especially against insects that are difficult to control.

The present invention therefore provides novel compounds of the formula (I)

-   in which (configuration 1) -   A¹ represents nitrogen, ═N⁺—O⁻ or ═C—R⁴, -   A² represents —N—R⁵, oxygen or sulphur, -   A⁴ represents nitrogen, ═N⁺—O⁻ or ═C—R⁴, -   R¹ represents (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkenyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl,     (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkynyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl-(C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₈)cycloalkyl, amino,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylamino,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonylamino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonylamino, aminosulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     -   or represents (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl,         (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, each of which is optionally         mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents         from the group consisting of aryl, hetaryl and heterocyclyl,         where aryl, hetaryl and heterocyclyl may each optionally be         mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents         from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy,         amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, aminosulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino-(C₂-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino-(C₂-C₆)alkylcarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,         (C₃-C₆)-trialkylsilyl and benzyl, or -   R¹ represents aryl, hetaryl or heterocyclyl, each of which is     optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different     substituents from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro,     hydroxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino-(C₂-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino-(C₂-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,     (C₃-C₆)-trialkylsilyl, (═O) (only in the case of heterocyclyl) and     (═O)₂ (only in the case of heterocyclyl), -   R^(2a), R³ and R⁴ independently of one another represent hydrogen,     cyano, halogen, nitro, acetyl, hydroxy, amino, SCN,     tri-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl-(C₃-C₈)cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₈)cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-hydroxyalkyl, hydroxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkynyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkoxy,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylhydroxyimino,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylthio,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyloxy,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthiocarbonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl,     di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkenylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₂-C₆)-alkenylaminocarbonyl,     (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonylamino,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, aminosulphonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino, aminothiocarbonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl,     (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylamino, NHCO—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl     ((C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonylamino),     -   represent aryl or hetaryl, each of which is optionally mono- or         polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, where         (in the case of hetaryl) at least one carbonyl group may         optionally be present and/or where possible substituents are in         each case as follows: cyano, carboxyl, halogen, nitro, acetyl,         hydroxy, amino, SCN, tri-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-hydroxyalkyl,         hydroxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl,         (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl,         (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkynyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkoxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylhydroxyimino,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl(C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylthio,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphinyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyloxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl,         (C₂-C₆)-alkenylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₂-C₆)-alkenylaminocarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonylamino,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, aminosulphonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino, aminothiocarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl,         di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylamino, -   R^(2b) represents a group selected from —C(═O)—R⁸ (Q1), —C(═S)—R⁸     (Q2), —C(═O)—NR¹¹R¹² (Q3), —C(═S)—NR¹¹R¹² (Q4), —S(O)_(m)—R¹³ (Q5),     —S═O(═NH)—R³ (Q6), —S═O(═N—CN)—R³ (Q7), —S(═N—CN)—R¹³ (Q8),     —S(O)₂—NR¹¹R¹² (Q9), —NR¹¹R¹² (Q10), —NR¹¹—NR¹¹R¹² (Q11),     —NR¹¹—C(═O)—R⁸ (Q12), —NR¹¹—C(═S)—R⁸ (Q13), —NR¹¹—S(O)₂—R¹³ (Q14),     —N(R¹¹)—O—R¹³ (Q15), —N═S(═O)_(p)—R¹⁴R¹⁵ (Q16) and —O—R¹³ (Q17),     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q12 and R¹¹ represents hydrogen, R⁸         does not represent (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q17, R¹³ does not represent         (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8 or Q9, n represents         2, -   R⁵ represents (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkenyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl,     (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkynyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl-(C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₈)cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alky lthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     aminocarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylamino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylamino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl or     (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylamino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, -   R⁸ represents hydrogen or represents C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl,     C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl,     C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl or C₄-C₁₂-bicycloalkyl, each of which     is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different     substituents, where the substituents independently of one another     may be selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro,     hydroxy, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy,     C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₁-C₄-alkyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₁-C₄-alkyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl,     C₂-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, amino, C₁-C₄-alkylamino,     di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, a phenyl ring and a 3-     to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or saturated     heterocycle, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle may in each case     optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different     substituents, and where the substituents independently of one     another may be selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆-alkyl,     C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl,     C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen,     CN, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy,     C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl,     C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl,     C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino,     C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl,     (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl,     di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri-(C₁-C₂)-alkylsilyl,     (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, or -   R⁸ represents a phenyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered aromatic,     partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, where the heteroatoms     are selected from the group consisting of N, S and O, where the     phenyl ring or heterocycle may in each case optionally be mono- or     polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, and where     the substituents independently of one another may be selected from     the group consisting of C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl,     C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl,     C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, (C═O)OH,     CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio,     C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino,     (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl,     (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl,     tri-(C₁-C₂)-alkylsilyl, (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, or -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another represent     C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl,     C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl or C₄-C₁₂-bicycloalkyl, each of which     is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different     substituents, where the substituents independently of one another     may be selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro,     hydroxy, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy,     C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₁-C₄-alkyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₁-C₄-alkyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl,     C₂-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, amino, C₁-C₄-alkylamino,     di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, a phenyl ring or a 3-     or 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or saturated     heterocycle, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle may in each case     optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different     substituents, and where the substituents independently of one     another may be selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆-alkyl,     C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl,     C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen,     cyano, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy,     C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl,     C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl,     C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino,     C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl,     (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl,     di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri-(C₁-C₂)-alkylsilyl,     (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another represent a phenyl     ring or a 3- to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or     saturated heterocycle, where the heteroatoms are selected from the     group consisting of N, S and O, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle     may in each case optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical     or different substituents, and where the substituents independently     of one another may be selected from the group consisting of     C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl,     C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl,     C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH,     C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio,     C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino,     (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl,     (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl,     tri-(C₁-C₂)-alkylsilyl, (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, -   R¹¹, R¹² independently of one another represent hydrogen or     represent R⁹, -   m represents 0, 1 or 2, -   n represents 0, 1 or 2, -   p represents 0 or 1.

It has additionally been found that the compounds of the formula (I) have very good efficacy as pesticides, preferably as insecticides and/or acaricides, and additionally generally have very good plant compatibility, in particular with respect to crop plants.

A general definition of the compounds of the invention is provided by the formula (I). Preferred substituents or ranges of the radicals given in the formulae mentioned above and below are illustrated hereinafter:

Configuration 1-1:

-   R¹, R^(2a), R^(2b), R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁸, R¹¹, R¹², A¹, A², A⁴, m, n and p     have the meanings given for Configuration 1 and R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵     independently of one another represent C₁-C₆-alkylsulphonyl or     represent C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl,     C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl or     C₄-C₁₂-bicycloalkyl, each of which is optionally mono- or     polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, where the     substituents independently of one another may be selected from the     group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, C₁-C₆-alkyl,     C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₁-C₄-alkyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₁-C₄-alkyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl,     C₂-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, amino, C₁-C₄-alkylamino,     di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, a phenyl ring or a 3-     or 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or saturated     heterocycle, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle may in each case     optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different     substituents, and where the substituents independently of one     another may be selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆-alkyl,     C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl,     C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen,     cyano, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy,     C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl,     C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl,     C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino,     C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl,     (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl,     di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri-(C₁-C₂)-alkylsilyl,     (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another represent a phenyl     ring or a 3- to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or     saturated heterocycle, where the heteroatoms are selected from the     group consisting of N, S and O, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle     may in each case optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical     or different substituents, and where the substituents independently     of one another may be selected from the group consisting of     C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl,     C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl,     C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH,     C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio,     C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino,     (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl,     (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl,     tri-(C₁-C₂)-alkylsilyl, (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino,

Configuration 1-2:

-   A¹ represents nitrogen, ═N⁺—O⁻ or ═C—R⁴, -   A² represents —N—R⁵, oxygen or sulphur, -   A⁴ represents nitrogen, ═N⁺—O⁻ or ═C—R⁴, -   R¹ represents (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkenyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl,     (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkynyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl(C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₈)cycloalkyl, amino,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylamino,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonylamino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonylamino, aminosulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     -   or represents (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl,         (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, each of which is optionally         mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents         from the group consisting of aryl, hetaryl and heterocyclyl,         where aryl, hetaryl and heterocyclyl may each optionally be         mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents         from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy,         amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, aminosulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino-(C₂-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino-(C₂-C₆)alkylcarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,         (C₃-C₆)-trialkylsilyl and benzyl, or -   R¹ represents aryl, hetaryl or heterocyclyl, each of which is     optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different     substituents from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro,     hydroxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino-(C₂-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino-(C₂-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl,     (C₃-C₆)-trialkylsilyl, (═O) (only in the case of heterocyclyl) and     (═O)₂ (only in the case of heterocyclyl), -   R^(2a), R³ and R⁴ independently of one another represent hydrogen,     cyano, halogen, nitro, acetyl, hydroxy, amino, SCN,     tri-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl-(C₃-C₈)cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₈)cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-hydroxyalkyl, hydroxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkinyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkoxy,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylhydroxyimino,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylthio,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyloxy,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthiocarbonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl,     di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkenylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₂-C₆)-alkenylaminocarbonyl,     (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonylamino,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, aminosulphonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino, aminothiocarbonyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl,     (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylamino, NHCO—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl     ((C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonylamino),     -   represent aryl or hetaryl, each of which is optionally mono- or         polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, where         (in the case of hetaryl) at least one carbonyl group may         optionally be present and/or where possible substituents are in         each case as follows: cyano, carboxyl, halogen, nitro, acetyl,         hydroxy, amino, SCN, tri-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-hydroxyalkyl,         hydroxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl,         (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl,         (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkynyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkoxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylhydroxyimino,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylthio,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphinyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyloxy,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl,         (C₂-C₆)-alkenylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₂-C₆)-alkenylaminocarbonyl,         (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonylamino,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, aminosulphonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino, aminothiocarbonyl,         (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl,         di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylamino, -   R^(2b) represents a group selected from —C(═O)—R⁸ (Q1), —C(═S)—R⁸     (Q2), —C(═O)—NR¹¹R¹² (Q3), —C(═S)—NR¹¹R¹² (Q4), —S(O)_(m)—R¹³ (Q5),     —S═O(═NH)—R³ (Q6), —S═O(═N—CN)—R³ (Q7), —S(═N—CN)—R¹³ (Q8),     —S(O)₂—NR¹¹R¹² (Q9), —NR¹¹R¹² (Q10), —NR¹¹—NR¹¹R¹² (Q11),     —NR¹¹—C(═O)—R⁸ (Q12), —NR¹¹—C(═S)—R⁸ (Q13), —NR¹¹—S(O)₂—R¹³ (Q14),     —N(R¹¹)—O—R¹³ (Q15), —N═S(═O)_(p)—R¹⁴R¹⁵ (Q16), —O—R¹³ (Q17) or     —C¹¹═CR⁸R¹² (Q18),     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q12 and R¹¹ represents hydrogen, R⁸         does not represent (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q17, R¹³ does not represent         (C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8 or Q9, n represents         2, -   R⁵ represents (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkenyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl,     (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl,     (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl,     (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkynyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkyl-(C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₈)cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alky lthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     aminocarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylamino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylamino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl or     (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylamino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, -   R⁸ represents hydrogen or represents C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl,     C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl,     C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl or C₄-C₁₂-bicycloalkyl, each of which     is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different     substituents, where the substituents independently of one another     may be selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro,     hydroxy, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy,     C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₁-C₄-alkyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₁-C₄-alkyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl,     C₂-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, amino, C₁-C₄-alkylamino,     di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, a phenyl ring and a 3-     to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or saturated     heterocycle, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle may in each case     optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different     substituents, and where the substituents independently of one     another may be selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆-alkyl,     C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl,     C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen,     CN, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy,     C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl,     C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl,     C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino,     C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl,     (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl,     di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri-(C₁-C₂)-alkylsilyl,     (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, or -   R⁸ represents a phenyl ring, a benzyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered     aromatic, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, where the     heteroatoms are selected from the group consisting of N, S and O,     where the phenyl ring or the benzyl ring or heterocycle may in each     case optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or     different substituents, and where the substituents independently of     one another may be selected from the group consisting of     C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl,     C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl,     C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH,     C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio,     C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino,     (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl,     (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl,     tri-(C₁-C₂)-alkylsilyl, (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, or -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another represent     C₁-C₆-alkylsulphonyl or represent C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl,     C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl or     C₄-C₁₂-bicycloalkyl, each of which is optionally mono- or     polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, where the     substituents independently of one another may be selected from the     group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, C₁-C₆-alkyl,     C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₁-C₄-alkyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₁-C₄-alkyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl,     C₂-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, amino, C₁-C₄-alkylamino,     di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, a phenyl ring or a 3-     to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or saturated     heterocycle, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle may in each case     optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different     substituents, and where the substituents independently of one     another may be selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆-alkyl,     C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl,     C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen,     cyano, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy,     C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl,     C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl,     C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino,     C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl,     (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl,     di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri-(C₁-C₂)-alkylsilyl,     (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another represent a phenyl     ring, a benzyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered aromatic, partially     saturated or saturated heterocycle, where the heteroatoms are     selected from the group consisting of N, S and O, where the phenyl     ring, the benzyl ring or heterocycle may in each case optionally be     mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, and     where the substituents independently of one another may be selected     from the group consisting of C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl,     C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl,     C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, (C═O)OH,     CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio,     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio,     C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl,     C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino,     (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl,     (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl,     tri-(C₁-C₂)-alkylsilyl, (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, -   R¹¹, R¹² independently of one another represent hydrogen or     represent R⁹, -   m represents 0, 1 or 2, -   n represents 0, 1 or 2, -   p represents 0 or 1.

Configuration 2:

-   A¹ preferably represents nitrogen, ═N⁺—O⁻ or ═C—R⁴, -   A² preferably represents —N—R⁵, oxygen or sulphur, -   A⁴ preferably represents nitrogen, ═N⁺—O⁻ or ═C—R⁴, -   R¹ preferably represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-hydroxyalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl,     (C₂-C₄)-alkenyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyl,     (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl,     (C₂-C₄)-alkynyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyl,     (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkynyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylamino, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkylamino,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonylamino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonylamino,     -   or represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl,         (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl, (C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl, each of which is optionally         mono- or disubstituted by identical or different substituents         from the group consisting of aryl, hetaryl and heterocyclyl,         where aryl, hetaryl and heterocyclyl may in each case optionally         be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different substituents         from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, carbamoyl,         aminosulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₃-C₄)-cycloalkyl,         (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy,         (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl,         (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphimino, or -   R¹ preferably represents aryl, hetaryl or heterocyclyl, each of     which is optionally mono- or disubstituted by identical or different     substituents from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, carbamoyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphimino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphoximino,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₄)-trialkylsilyl, (═O) (only in the case     of heterocyclyl) and (═O)₂ (only in the case of heterocyclyl), -   R^(2a), R³ and R⁴ independently of one another preferably represent     hydrogen, cyano, halogen, nitro, acetyl, hydroxy, amino, SCN,     tri-(C₁-C₄)-alkylsilyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl,     (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl,     (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkynyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkoxy,     (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylhydroxyimino,     (C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyloxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylcarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylaminocarbonyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonylamino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylamino,     di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylamino, aminosulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylaminosulphonyl,     di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylaminosulphonyl, aminothiocarbonyl,     NHCO—(C₁-C₄)-alkyl ((C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonylamino), or     -   represent phenyl or hetaryl, each of which is optionally mono-         or disubstituted by identical or different substituents, where         (in the case of hetaryl) at least one carbonyl group may         optionally be present and/or where possible substituents are in         each case as follows: cyano, halogen, nitro, acetyl, amino,         (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkyl,         (C₁-C₄)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,         (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkenyl,         (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkynyl,         (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkoxy,         (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylhydroxyimino,         (C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino,         (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio,         (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl,         (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl,         (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphonyl,         (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyloxy,         (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylcarbonyl, aminocarbonyl,         (C₁-C₄)-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylaminocarbonyl,         (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonylamino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylamino,         di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylamino, aminosulphonyl,         (C₁-C₄)-alkylaminosulphonyl, di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylaminosulphonyl, -   R^(2b) preferably represents a group selected from Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4,     Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15, Q16, Q17 and Q18,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q12 and R¹¹ represents hydrogen, R⁸         does not represent (C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q17, R¹³ does not represent         (C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8 or Q9, n represents         2, -   R⁵ preferably represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-hydroxyalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyl,     (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl,     (C₂-C₄)-alkynyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyl,     (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl or     (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, -   R⁸ preferably represents hydrogen, represents C₁-C₄-alkyl,     C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl or C₁-C₄-alkoxy, each of which is optionally mono-     or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, where the     substituents independently of one another may be selected from the     group consisting of halogen, cyano, a phenyl ring and a 3- to     6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle,     where the phenyl ring or heterocycle may in each case optionally be     mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, and     where the substituents independently of one another may be selected     from the group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen,     cyano, NO₂, C₁-C₄-alkoxy and C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, -   R⁸ preferably represents a phenyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered     aromatic, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, where the     heteroatoms are selected from the group consisting of N, S and O,     where the phenyl ring or heterocycle may in each case optionally be     mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, and     where the substituents independently of one another may be selected     from the group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen     and cyano, -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another preferably represent     C₁-C₄-alkyl or C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, each of which is optionally mono-     or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, where the     substituents independently of one another may be selected from the     group consisting of halogen, cyano, a phenyl ring and a 3- to     6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle,     where the phenyl ring or heterocycle may in each case optionally be     mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, and     where the substituents independently of one another may be selected     from the group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen,     cyano, NO₂, C₁-C₄-alkoxy and C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another preferably represent     a phenyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or     saturated heterocycle, where the heteroatoms are selected from the     group consisting of N, S and O, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle     may in each case optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical     or different substituents, and where the substituents independently     of one another may be selected from the group consisting of     C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen and cyano, -   R¹¹, R¹² independently of one another preferably represent hydrogen     or represent R⁹, -   m preferably represents 0, 1 or 2, -   n preferably represents 0, 1 or 2, -   p preferably represents 0 or 1.

Configuration 2-1:

-   R¹, R^(2a), R^(2b), R³, R⁴, R⁵, R¹¹, R¹², A¹, A², A⁴, m, n and p     have the meanings given for Configuration 1 and -   R⁸ preferably represents hydrogen, represents C₁-C₄-alkyl,     C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₄-alkyl or C₁-C₄-alkoxy, each     of which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or     different substituents, where the substituents independently of one     another may be selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano,     a phenyl ring and a 3- to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated     or saturated heterocycle, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle may     in each case optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or     different substituents, and where the substituents independently of     one another may be selected from the group consisting of     C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, NO₂, C₁-C₄-alkoxy and     C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, -   R⁸ preferably represents a phenyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered     aromatic, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, where the     heteroatoms are selected from the group consisting of N, S and O,     where the phenyl ring or heterocycle may in each case optionally be     mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, and     where the substituents independently of one another may be selected     from the group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen     and cyano, -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R⁵ independently of one another preferably represent     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, represent C₁-C₄-alkyl or C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl,     each of which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or     different substituents, where the substituents independently of one     another may be selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano,     a phenyl ring and a 3- to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated     or saturated heterocycle, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle may     in each case optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or     different substituents, and where the substituents independently of     one another may be selected from the group consisting of     C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, NO₂, C₁-C₄-alkoxy and     C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R⁵ independently of one another preferably represent a     phenyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or     saturated heterocycle, where the heteroatoms are selected from the     group consisting of N, S and O, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle     may in each case optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical     or different substituents, and where the substituents independently     of one another may be selected from the group consisting of     C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen and cyano.

Configuration 2-2:

-   A¹ preferably represents nitrogen, ═N⁺—O⁻ or ═C—R⁴, -   A² preferably represents —N—R⁵, oxygen or sulphur, -   A⁴ is preferably nitrogen, ═N⁺—O⁻ or ═C—R⁴, -   R¹ preferably represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-hydroxyalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl,     (C₂-C₄)-alkenyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyl,     (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl,     (C₂-C₄)-alkynyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyl,     (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkynyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylamino, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkylamino,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonylamino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonylamino, or represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl, (C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl,     each of which is optionally mono- or disubstituted by identical or     different substituents from the group consisting of aryl, hetaryl     and heterocyclyl, where aryl, hetaryl and heterocyclyl may in each     case optionally be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different     substituents from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, carbamoyl,     aminosulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₃-C₄)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphimino, or -   R¹ preferably represents aryl, hetaryl or heterocyclyl, each of     which is optionally mono- or disubstituted by identical or different     substituents from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, carbamoyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphimino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphoximino,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₄)-trialkylsilyl, (═O) (only in the case     of heterocyclyl) and (═O)₂ (only in the case of heterocyclyl), -   R^(2a), R³ and R⁴ independently of one another preferably represent     hydrogen, cyano, halogen, nitro, acetyl, hydroxy, amino, SCN,     tri-(C₁-C₄)-alkylsilyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl,     (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl,     (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkynyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkoxy,     (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylhydroxyimino,     (C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyloxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylcarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylaminocarbonyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonylamino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylamino,     di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylamino, aminosulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylaminosulphonyl,     di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylaminosulphonyl, aminothiocarbonyl,     NHCO—(C₁-C₄)-alkyl ((C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonylamino), or     -   represent phenyl or hetaryl, each of which is optionally mono-         or disubstituted by identical or different substituents, where         (in the case of hetaryl) at least one carbonyl group may         optionally be present and/or where possible substituents are in         each case as follows: cyano, halogen, nitro, acetyl, amino,         (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkyl,         (C₁-C₄)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,         (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkenyl,         (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkynyl,         (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkoxy,         (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylhydroxyimino,         (C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino,         (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio,         (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,         (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl,         (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl,         (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphonyl,         (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyloxy,         (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylcarbonyl, aminocarbonyl,         (C₁-C₄)-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylaminocarbonyl,         (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonylamino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylamino,         di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylamino, aminosulphonyl,         (C₁-C₄)-alkylaminosulphonyl, di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylaminosulphonyl, -   R^(2b) preferably represents a group selected from Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4,     Q5, Q6, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15, Q16, Q17 and Q18,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q12 and R¹¹ represents hydrogen, R⁸         does not represent (C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q17, R¹³ does not represent         (C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q8 or Q9, n represents 2, -   R⁵ preferably represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-hydroxyalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyl,     (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl,     (C₂-C₄)-alkynyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyl,     (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl or     (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, -   R⁸ preferably represents hydrogen, represents C₁-C₄-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl,     C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy or     C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl, each of which is optionally mono- or     polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, where the     substituents independently of one another may be selected from     halogen, cyano, a phenyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered aromatic,     partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, where the phenyl ring     or heterocycle may in each case optionally be mono- or     polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, and where     the substituents independently of one another may be selected from     the group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen,     cyano, NO₂, C₁-C₄-alkoxy and C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, -   R⁸ preferably represents a phenyl ring, a benzyl ring or a 3- to     6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle,     where the heteroatoms are selected from the group consisting of N, S     and O, where the phenyl ring or the benzyl ring or heterocycle may     in each case optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or     different substituents, and where the substituents independently of     one another may be selected from the group consisting of     C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen and cyano, -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another preferably represent     C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, represent C₁-C₄-alkyl or C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl,     each of which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or     different substituents, where the substituents independently of one     another may be selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano,     a phenyl ring and a 3- to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated     or saturated heterocycle, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle may     in each case optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or     different substituents, and where the substituents independently of     one another may be selected from the group consisting of     C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, NO₂, C₁-C₄-alkoxy and     C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another preferably represent     a phenyl ring, a benzyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered aromatic,     partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, where the heteroatoms     are selected from the group consisting of N, S and O, where the     phenyl ring or the benzyl ring or heterocycle may in each case     optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different     substituents, and where the substituents independently of one     another may be selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl,     C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen and cyano, -   R¹¹, R¹² independently of one another preferably represent hydrogen     or represent R⁹, -   m preferably represents 0, 1 or 2, -   n preferably represents 0, 1 or 2, -   p preferably represents 0 or 1.

Configuration 3:

-   A¹ particularly preferably represents nitrogen or ═C—R⁴, -   A² particularly preferably represents —N—R⁵ or oxygen, -   A⁴ particularly preferably represents ═C—H, -   R¹ particularly preferably represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl,     (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyl,     (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl or     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, -   R^(2a) particularly preferably represents hydrogen, cyano,     aminocarbonyl, halogen, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl or (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphonyl, -   R^(2b) particularly preferably represents a group selected from Q1,     Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15, Q16     and Q17,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q12 and R¹¹ represents hydrogen, R⁸         does not represent methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q17, R¹³ does not represent methyl,         ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8 or Q9, n represents         2, -   R³ particularly preferably represents hydrogen, halogen,     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl or     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphonyl, -   R⁴ particularly preferably represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano or     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, -   R⁵ particularly preferably represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl or     (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, -   R⁸ particularly preferably represents hydrogen, represents methyl,     ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, methoxy or ethoxy, each of which is     optionally monosubstituted by halogen, cyano, phenyl or pyridyl,     where phenyl and pyridyl may each be mono- or disubstituted by     identical or different substituents from the group consisting of     trifluoromethyl, cyano, fluorine, chlorine, bromine and     trifluoromethoxy, or -   R⁸ particularly preferably represents phenyl, pyridyl or a 3- to     6-membered saturated heterocycle comprising 1-2 heteroatoms from the     group consisting of N, S and O, where phenyl, pyridyl and the     heterocycle may each optionally be mono- or disubstituted by     identical or different substituents, and where the substituents     independently of one another may be selected from C₁-C₄-alkyl,     C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen and cyano, -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another particularly     preferably represent methyl, ethyl, isopropyl or tert-butyl, each of     which may optionally be monosubstituted by halogen, cyano, phenyl or     pyridyl, where phenyl and pyridyl may each optionally be mono- or     disubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group     consisting of trifluoromethyl, cyano, fluorine, chlorine and     trifluoromethoxy, or -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R⁵ independently of one another particularly     preferably represent phenyl, pyridyl or a 3- to 6-membered saturated     heterocycle comprising 1-2 heteroatoms from the group consisting of     N, S and O, where phenyl, pyridyl and the heterocycle may each be     mono- or disubstituted by identical or different substituents, and     where the substituents independently of one another may be selected     from the group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen     and cyano, -   R¹, R¹² independently of one another particularly preferably     represent hydrogen or represent R⁹, -   m particularly preferably represents 0, 1 or 2, -   n particularly preferably represents 0, 1 or 2, -   p particularly preferably represents 0 and 1.

Configuration 3-1:

-   A¹ particularly preferably represents nitrogen or ═C—R⁴, -   A² particularly preferably represents —N—R⁵ or oxygen, -   A⁴ particularly preferably represents ═C—H, -   R¹ particularly preferably represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl,     (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyl,     (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl or benzyl, -   R^(2a) particularly preferably represents hydrogen, cyano,     aminocarbonyl, halogen, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl or (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphonyl, -   R^(2b) particularly preferably represents a group selected from Q1,     Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15, Q16     and Q17,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q12 and R¹¹ represents hydrogen, R⁸         does not represent (C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q17, R³ does not represent         (C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8 or Q9, n represents         2, -   R³ particularly preferably represents hydrogen, halogen,     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl or     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphonyl, -   R⁴ particularly preferably represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano or     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, -   R⁵ particularly preferably represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl or     (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, -   R⁸ particularly preferably represents hydrogen, represents     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxyalkyl,     (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl or     (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, or -   R⁸ particularly preferably represents phenyl, pyridyl or pyrazolyl,     where phenyl, pyridyl and pyrazolyl may in each case optionally be     mono- or disubstituted by identical or different substituents, and     where the substituents independently of one another may be selected     from the group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen     and cyano, -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another particularly     preferably represent (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, benzyl or     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl, or -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R⁵ independently of one another particularly     preferably represent phenyl, pyridyl or pyrazolyl, where phenyl,     pyridyl and pyrazolyl may in each case optionally be mono- or     disubstituted by identical or different substituents, and where the     substituents independently of one another may be selected from the     group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen and cyano, -   R¹¹, R¹² independently of one another particularly preferably     represent hydrogen or represent R⁹, -   m particularly preferably represents 0, 1 or 2, -   n particularly preferably represents 0, 1 or 2, -   p particularly preferably represents 0 and 1.

Configuration 3-2:

-   A¹ particularly preferably represents nitrogen or ═C—R⁴, -   A² particularly preferably represents —N—R⁵ or oxygen, -   A⁴ particularly preferably represents ═C—H, -   R¹ particularly preferably represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl,     (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyl,     (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl or benzyl, -   R^(2a) particularly preferably represents hydrogen, cyano,     aminocarbonyl, halogen, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl or (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphonyl, -   R^(2b) particularly preferably represents a group selected from Q1,     Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, Q12, Q13, Q14, Q17 and Q18,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q12 and R¹¹ represents hydrogen, R⁸         does not represent (C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q17, R³ does not represent         (C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q8 or Q9, n represents 2, -   R³ particularly preferably represents hydrogen, halogen,     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl,     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl or     (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphonyl, -   R⁴ particularly preferably represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano or     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, -   R⁵ particularly preferably represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl or     (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, -   R⁸ particularly preferably represents hydrogen, represents     (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl,     (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl,     (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl or (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, or -   R⁸ particularly preferably represents phenyl, benzyl, pyridyl,     thiazolyl or pyrazolyl, where phenyl, benzyl, pyridyl, thiazolyl and     pyrazolyl may in each case optionally be mono- or disubstituted by     identical or different substituents, and where the substituents     independently of one another may be selected from the group     consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen and cyano, -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another particularly     preferably represent (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, acetyl,     (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, benzyl or (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl, or -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another particularly     preferably represent phenyl, pyridyl or pyrazolyl, where phenyl,     pyridyl and pyrazolyl may in each case optionally be mono- or     disubstituted by identical or different substituents, and where the     substituents independently of one another may be selected from the     group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen and cyano, -   R¹¹, R¹² independently of one another particularly preferably     represent hydrogen or represent R⁹, -   m particularly preferably represents 0, 1 or 2, -   n particularly preferably represents 0, 1 or 2.

Configuration 4:

-   A¹ very particularly preferably represents nitrogen or ═C—R⁴, -   A² very particularly preferably represents —N—R⁵ or oxygen, -   A⁴ very particularly preferably represents ═C—H, -   R¹ very particularly preferably represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,     isopropyl, cyclopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclobutyl,     fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl,     difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl, tetrafluoroethyl or pentafluoroethyl, -   R^(2a) very particularly preferably represents hydrogen, cyano,     aminocarbonyl (CONH₂), fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl,     trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl, difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl,     tetrafluoroethyl, pentafluoroethyl, trifluoromethoxy,     difluorochloromethoxy, dichlorofluoromethoxy, trifluoromethylthio,     trifluoromethylsulphonyl, trifluoromethylsulphinyl, fluorine or     chlorine, -   R^(2b) very particularly preferably represents a group selected from     Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15,     Q16 and Q17,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q12 and R¹¹ represents hydrogen, R⁸         does not represent methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q17, R¹³ does not represent methyl,         ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8 or Q9, n represents         2, -   R³ very particularly preferably represents fluorine, chlorine,     fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl,     difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl, tetrafluoroethyl, pentafluoroethyl,     trifluoromethoxy, difluorochloromethoxy, dichlorofluoromethoxy,     trifluoromethylthio, trifluoromethylsulphonyl or     trifluoromethylsulphinyl, -   R⁴ very particularly preferably represents hydrogen, fluorine,     chlorine, bromine or cyano, -   R⁵ very particularly preferably represents methyl, ethyl, isopropyl,     methoxymethyl or methoxyethyl, -   R⁸ very particularly preferably represents hydrogen, represents     methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, methoxy or ethoxy, each of     which is optionally monosubstituted by halogen, cyano, phenyl or     pyridyl, where phenyl and pyridyl may each be mono- or disubstituted     by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of     trifluoromethyl, cyano, fluorine, chlorine, bromine and     trifluoromethoxy, or -   R⁸ very particularly preferably represents phenyl, pyridyl or a 3-     to 6-membered saturated heterocycle comprising 1-2 heteroatoms from     the group consisting of N, S and O, where phenyl, pyridyl and the     heterocycle may each optionally be mono- or disubstituted by     identical or different substituents, and where the substituents     independently of one another may be selected from C₁-C₄-alkyl,     C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen and cyano, -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another very particularly     preferably represent methyl, ethyl, isopropyl or tert-butyl, each of     which may optionally be monosubstituted by halogen, cyano, phenyl or     pyridyl, where phenyl and pyridyl may each optionally be mono- or     disubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group     consisting of trifluoromethyl, cyano, fluorine, chlorine and     trifluoromethoxy, or -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another very particularly     preferably represent phenyl, pyridyl or a 3- to 6-membered saturated     heterocycle comprising 1-2 heteroatoms from the group consisting of     N, S and O, where phenyl, pyridyl and the heterocycle may each be     mono- or disubstituted by identical or different substituents, and     where the substituents independently of one another may be selected     from the group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen     and cyano, -   R¹¹, R¹² independently of one another very particularly preferably     represent hydrogen or represent R⁹, -   m very particularly preferably represents 0, 1 or 2, -   n very particularly preferably represents 0, 1 or 2, -   p very particularly preferably represents 0 and 1.

Configuration 4-1:

-   A¹ very particularly preferably represents nitrogen or ═C—R⁴, -   A² very particularly preferably represents —N—R⁵ or oxygen, -   A⁴ very particularly preferably represents ═C—H, -   R¹ very particularly preferably represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,     isopropyl, cyclopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclobutyl,     benzyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl,     difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl, tetrafluoroethyl or pentafluoroethyl, -   R^(2a) very particularly preferably represents hydrogen, cyano,     aminocarbonyl (CONH₂), fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl,     trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl, difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl,     tetrafluoroethyl, pentafluoroethyl, trifluoromethoxy,     difluorochloromethoxy, dichlorofluoromethoxy, trifluoromethylthio,     trifluoromethylsulphonyl, trifluoromethylsulphinyl, fluorine or     chlorine, -   R^(2b) very particularly preferably represents a group selected from     Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15,     Q16 and Q17,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q12 and R¹¹ represents hydrogen, R⁸         does not represent methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q17, R¹³ does not represent methyl,         ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8 or Q9, n represents         2, -   R³ very particularly preferably represents fluorine, chlorine,     fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl,     difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl, tetrafluoroethyl, pentafluoroethyl,     trifluoromethoxy, difluorochloromethoxy, dichlorofluoromethoxy,     trifluoromethylthio, trifluoromethylsulphonyl or     trifluoromethylsulphinyl, -   R⁴ very particularly preferably represents hydrogen, fluorine,     chlorine, bromine or cyano, -   R⁵ very particularly preferably represents methyl, ethyl, isopropyl,     methoxymethyl or methoxyethyl, -   R⁸ very particularly preferably represents hydrogen, represents     methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, trifluoromethyl,     difluoromethyl, tetrafluoroethyl, pentafluoroethyl, methoxymethyl,     cyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl, methoxy or ethoxy, or -   R⁸ very particularly preferably represents phenyl, pyridyl or     pyrazolyl, where phenyl, pyridyl and pyrazolyl may in each case     optionally be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different     substituents, and where the substituents independently of one     another may be selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl,     C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen and cyano, -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another very particularly     preferably represent methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, benzyl or     methylsulphonyl, or -   R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another very particularly     preferably represent phenyl, pyridyl or pyrazolyl, where phenyl,     pyridyl and pyrazolyl may in each case optionally be mono- or     disubstituted by identical or different substituents, and where the     substituents independently of one another may be selected from the     group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen and cyano, -   R¹¹, R¹² independently of one another very particularly preferably     represent hydrogen or represent R⁹, -   m very particularly preferably represents 0, 1 or 2, -   n very particularly preferably represents 0, 1 or 2, -   p very particularly preferably represents 0 and 1.

Configuration 4-2:

-   A¹ very particularly preferably represents nitrogen or ═C—R⁴, -   A² very particularly preferably represents —N—R⁵ or oxygen, -   A⁴ very particularly preferably represents ═C—H, -   R¹ very particularly preferably represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,     isopropyl, cyclopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclobutyl,     benzyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl,     difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl, tetrafluoroethyl or pentafluoroethyl, -   R^(2a) very particularly preferably represents hydrogen, cyano,     aminocarbonyl (CONH₂), fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl,     trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl, difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl,     tetrafluoroethyl, pentafluoroethyl, trifluoromethoxy,     difluorochloromethoxy, dichlorofluoromethoxy, trifluoromethylthio,     trifluoromethylsulphonyl, trifluoromethylsulphinyl, fluorine or     chlorine, -   R^(2b) very particularly preferably represents a group selected from     -   Q1, where R⁸ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl,         n-butyl, isobutyl, methoxy or ethoxy,     -   Q3, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,         isopropyl or cyclopropyl and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl,         ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl,         cyclopropyl or acetyl,     -   Q4, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,         isopropyl or cyclopropyl and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl,         ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl,         cyclopropyl or acetyl,     -   Q5, where m represents 0, 1 or 2 and R¹³ represents methyl,         ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl,         phenyl or benzyl,     -   Q6, where R¹³ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl,         n-butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl,     -   Q8, where R¹³ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl,         n-butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl,     -   Q9, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,         isopropyl or cyclopropyl and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl,         ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl,         cyclopropyl or acetyl,     -   Q10, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,         isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl or cyclopropyl and R¹²         represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl,         n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl or cyclopropyl,     -   Q11, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,         isopropyl, cyclopropyl or acetyl and R¹² represents hydrogen,         methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl,         tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, phenyl or acetyl,     -   Q12, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,         isopropyl or cyclopropyl and R⁸ represents methyl, ethyl,         n-propyl, isopropyl (only if R¹¹ does not represent hydrogen may         R⁸ represent methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or isopropyl),         fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl,         difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl, tetrafluoroethyl,         pentafluoroethyl, CH₂OCH₃, CH₂SCH₃, CH₂OC₂H₅, CH₂SOCH₃,         CH₂SO₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)CH₂SCH₃, CH(CH₃)CH₂SOCH₃, CH(CH₃)CH₂SO₂CH₃,         C₂H₄OC₂H₅, C₂H₄SC₂H₅, C₂H₄OC₂H₅, C₂H₄SOC₂H₅, C₂H₄SO₂C₂H₅,         CH(CH₃)CH₂SC₂H₅, CH(CH₃)CH₂SOC₂H₅, CH(CH₃)CH₂SO₂C₂H₅,         cyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl, represents phenyl, benzyl,         pyridyl or thiazolyl, each of which may optionally be         monosubstituted by fluorine, chlorine or bromine,     -   Q13, where R⁸ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl,         n-butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl and R¹¹ represents hydrogen,         methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl or cyclopropyl,     -   Q14, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,         isopropyl, methylsulphonyl or cyclopropyl and R¹³ represents         methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl,         tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl,         trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl, difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl,         tetrafluoroethyl or pentafluoroethyl,     -   Q17, where R¹³ represents pyrazolyl which is optionally         monosubstituted by trifluoromethyl,     -   Q18, where R⁸ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl,         n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl or phenyl, R¹¹         represents hydrogen, methyl or ethyl and R¹² represents         hydrogen, methyl or ethyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q8 or Q9, n represents 2, -   R³ very particularly preferably represents fluorine, chlorine,     fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl,     difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl, tetrafluoroethyl, pentafluoroethyl,     trifluoromethoxy, difluorochloromethoxy, dichlorofluoromethoxy,     trifluoromethylthio, trifluoromethylsulphonyl or     trifluoromethylsulphinyl, -   R⁴ very particularly preferably represents hydrogen, fluorine,     chlorine, bromine or cyano, -   R⁵ very particularly preferably represents methyl, ethyl, isopropyl,     methoxymethyl or methoxyethyl, -   n very particularly preferably represents 0, 1 or 2.

Configuration 5:

-   A¹ with emphasis represents nitrogen, -   A² with emphasis represents —N—R⁵, -   A⁴ with emphasis represents ═C—H, -   R¹ with emphasis represents ethyl or benzyl, -   R^(2a) with emphasis represents hydrogen, -   R^(2b) with emphasis represents a group selected from     -   Q1, where R⁸ represents methoxy,     -   Q5, where m represents 0 or 2 and R¹³ represents methyl, ethyl         or isopropyl,     -   Q10, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen or methylsulphonyl and R¹²         represents hydrogen or methylsulphonyl,     -   Q12, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen and R⁸ represents         trifluoromethyl, CHF₂, CF₂CF₃, CF₂CHF₂, CH₂OCH₃, cyclopropyl,         cyclopropylmethyl (—CH₂-cyclopropyl) or phenyl,     -   Q14, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen and R¹³ represents methyl,     -   Q17, where R¹³ represents trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, n represents 2, -   R³ with emphasis represents trifluoromethyl, -   R⁵ with emphasis represents methyl, -   n with emphasis represents 0, 1 or 2.

Configuration 5-2a:

-   A¹ with emphasis represents nitrogen, -   A² with emphasis represents —N—R⁵, -   A⁴ with emphasis represents ═C—H, -   R¹ with emphasis represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl,     n-butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl, -   R^(2a) with emphasis represents hydrogen, -   R^(2b) with emphasis represents a group selected from     -   Q1, where R⁸ represents methoxy or ethoxy,     -   Q3, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen or methyl and R¹² represents         hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl,         tert-butyl or cyclopropyl,     -   Q4, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen or methyl and R¹² represents         methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl,         tert-butyl or cyclopropyl,     -   Q5, where m represents 0, 1 or 2 and R¹³ represents methyl,         ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl,         phenyl or benzyl,     -   Q6, where R¹³ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl,         n-butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl,     -   Q8, where R¹³ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl,         n-butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl,     -   Q9, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,         isopropyl or cyclopropyl and R² represents hydrogen, methyl,         ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl or         cyclopropyl,     -   Q10, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,         isopropyl or cyclopropyl and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl,         ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl or         cyclopropyl,     -   Q11, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,         isopropyl, cyclopropyl or COmethyl (acetyl) and R¹² represents         hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl,         tert-butyl, cyclopropyl or COmethyl (acetyl),     -   Q12, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen or methyl and R⁸ represents         methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl (only if R¹¹ does not         represent hydrogen may R⁸ represent methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,         isopropyl), trifluoromethyl, CHF₂, CF₂CF₃, CF₂CHF₂, CH₂OCH₃,         CH₂SCH₃, CH₂OC₂H₅, CH₂SOCH₃, CH₂SO₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)CH₂SCH₃,         CH(CH₃)CH₂SOCH₃, CH(CH₃)CH₂SO₂CH₃, C₂H₄OC₂H₅, C₂H₄SC₂H₅,         C₂H₄OC₂H₅, C₂H₄SOC₂H₅, C₂H₄SO₂C₂H₅, CH(CH₃)CH₂SC₂H₅,         CH(CH₃)CH₂SOC₂H₅, CH(CH₃)CH₂SO₂C₂H₅, cyclopropyl,         cyclopropylmethyl (—CH₂-cyclopropyl), phenyl, benzyl,

-   -   Q13, where R⁸ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl,         n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl or cyclopropyl and R¹¹ represents         hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl or cyclopropyl,     -   Q14, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,         isopropyl, methylsulphonyl or cyclopropyl and R¹³ represents         methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl,         tert-butyl, cyclopropyl or trifluoromethyl,     -   Q17, where R¹³ represents trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl

-   -   Q18, where R⁸ represents cyclopropyl, R¹¹ represents hydrogen,         methyl or ethyl and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl or ethyl,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q8 or Q9, n represents 2,

-   R³ with emphasis represents fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl,     trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl, difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl,     tetrafluoroethyl or pentafluoroethyl,

-   R⁵ with emphasis represents methyl, ethyl or isopropyl,

-   n with emphasis represents 0, 1 or 2.

Configuration 5-2b:

-   A¹ with emphasis represents nitrogen, -   A² with emphasis represents —N—R⁵, -   A⁴ with emphasis represents ═C—H, -   R¹ with emphasis represents ethyl, -   R^(2a) with emphasis represents hydrogen, -   R^(2b) with emphasis represents a group selected from     -   Q1, where R⁸ represents methoxy,     -   Q3, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen and R¹² represents hydrogen,         methyl, ethyl or cyclopropyl,     -   Q4, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen and R¹² represents methyl,         ethyl or cyclopropyl,     -   Q5, where m represents 0, 1 or 2 and R¹³ represents methyl,         ethyl, isopropyl, phenyl or benzyl,     -   Q6, where R¹³ represents ethyl,     -   Q8, where R¹³ represents methyl,     -   Q9, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen or methyl and R¹² represents         methyl, ethyl or isopropyl,     -   Q10, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen or methyl and R¹² represents         hydrogen, methyl or ethyl,     -   Q11, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl or COmethyl (acetyl)         and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl or COmethyl (acetyl),     -   Q12, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen or methyl and R⁸ represents         methyl (only if R¹¹ does not represent hydrogen),         trifluoromethyl, CHF₂, CF₂CF₃, CF₂CHF₂, CH₂OCH₃, CH₂SCH₃,         CH₂OC₂H₅, CH₂SOCH₃, CH₂SO₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)CH₂SCH₃, CH(CH₃) CH₂SOCH₃,         CH(CH₃)CH₂SO₂CH₃, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl         (—CH₂-cyclopropyl), phenyl, benzyl,

-   -   Q13, where R⁸ represents methyl and R¹¹ represents hydrogen,     -   Q14, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen or methylsulphonyl and R³         represents methyl, ethyl or trifluoromethyl,     -   Q17, where R¹³ represents trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl

-   -   Q18, where R⁸ represents cyclopropyl, R¹¹ represents hydrogen         and R² represents hydrogen,     -   where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q8 or Q9, n represents 2,

-   R³ with emphasis represents trifluoromethyl or pentafluoroethyl,

-   R⁵ with emphasis represents methyl,

-   n with emphasis represents 0, 1 or 2.

Configuration 6-2a:

-   A¹ especially represents nitrogen, -   A² especially represents —N—R⁵, -   A⁴ especially represents ═C—H, -   R¹ especially represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl,     n-butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl, -   R^(2a) especially represents hydrogen, -   R^(2b) especially represents a group selected from

-   R³ especially represents fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl,     trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl, difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl,     tetrafluoroethyl or pentafluoroethyl, -   R⁵ especially represents methyl, ethyl or isopropyl, -   n especially represents 0 or 2, where, if R^(2b) represents Q5a-j,     Q6a, Q8a, Q9a-d, then n represents 2.

Configuration 6-2b:

-   A¹ especially represents nitrogen, -   A² especially represents —N—R⁵, -   A⁴ especially represents ═C—H, -   R¹ especially represents ethyl, -   R^(2a) especially represents hydrogen, -   R^(2b) has the meanings given in Configuration (6-2a), -   R³ especially represents trifluoromethyl or pentafluoroethyl, -   R⁵ especially represents methyl, -   n especially represents 0 or 2, where, if R^(2b) represents Q5a-j,     Q6a, Q8a, Q9a-d, then n represents 2.

A¹ represents ═N⁺—O⁻ means ═N⁺(O⁻)—; A¹ represents ═C—R⁴ means ═C(R⁴)— (identical to CR⁴), A² represents —N—R⁵ means —N(R⁵)— (identical to N—R⁵); A⁴ represents ═N⁺—O⁻ means ═N⁺(O⁻)—; A⁴ represents ═C—R⁴ means ═C(R⁴)— (identical to CR⁴).

If R^(2b) represents Q11 (—NR¹¹—NR¹¹R²), then R¹¹ at one of the nitrogen atoms may have a meaning different from that at the other nitrogen atom, for example in compound 74 where R¹¹ at one of the nitrogen atoms represents methyl and at the other nitrogen atom represents hydrogen, R² in compound 74 represents hydrogen.

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A)

where R¹, R^(2a), R^(2b), R³, R⁵ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b) or configuration (6-2a) or configuration (6-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q1 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁵, R⁸ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q2 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁵, R⁸ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q3 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁵, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q4 and R¹, R², R³, R⁵, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q5 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁵, R¹³, m and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q6 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁵, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q7 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁵, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q8 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁵, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q9 and R¹, R², R³, R⁵, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q10 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁵, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q11 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁵, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q12 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁵, R⁸, R¹¹ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q13 and R¹, R², R³, R⁵, R⁸, R¹¹ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q14 and R¹, R², R³, R⁵, R¹¹, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q15 and R¹, R², R³, R⁵, R¹¹, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q16 and R¹, R², R³, R⁵, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q17 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁵, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-A) where R^(2b) represents Q18 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁵, R⁸, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1-2) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B)

where R¹, R^(2a), R^(2b), R³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q1 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁸ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q2 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁸ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q3 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q4 and R¹, R^(2a), R⁵, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q5 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q6 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q7 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q8 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q9 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q10 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q11 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q12 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁸, R¹¹ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q13 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁸, R¹¹ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q14 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q15 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q16 and R¹, R², R³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵, p and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q17 and R¹, R², R³, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-B) where R^(2b) represents Q18 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁸, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1-2) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C)

where R¹, R^(2a), R^(2b), R³, R⁴, R⁵ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q1 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁸ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q2 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁸ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q3 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R⁵, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q4 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R⁵, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q5 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R⁵, R¹³, m and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q6 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R⁵, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q7 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁵, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q8 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R⁵, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q9 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁵, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q10 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R⁵, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q11 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R⁵, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q12 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁸, R¹¹ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q13 and R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁸, R¹¹ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q14 and R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R¹¹, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q15 and R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R¹¹, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q16 and R¹, R², R³, R⁵, R¹⁴, R¹⁵, p and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q17 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R⁵, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-C) where R^(2b) represents Q18 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁸, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1-2) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D)

where R¹, R^(2a), R^(2b), R³, R⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q1 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R⁸ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q2 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R⁸ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q3 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q4 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q5 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R¹³, m and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q6 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q7 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q8 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q9 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q10 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q11 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q12 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R⁸, R¹¹ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q13 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R⁸, R¹¹ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q14 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R¹¹, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q15 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R¹¹, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q16 and R¹, R², R³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵, p and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q17 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R¹³ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I-D) where R^(2b) represents Q18 and R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁴, R⁸, R¹¹, R¹² and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1-2) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4-2).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q1))

where R^(2b) represents —C(═O)—R⁸ (Q1) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁸, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q2))

where R^(2b) represents —C(═S)—R⁸ (Q2) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁸, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q3))

where R^(2b) represents —C(═O)—NR¹¹R¹² (Q3) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹², A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q4))

where R^(2b) represents —C(═S)—NR¹¹R¹² (Q4) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹², A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q5))

where R^(2b) represents —S(O)_(m)—R¹³ (Q5) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹³, A¹, A², A⁴, m and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q6))

where R^(2b) represents —S═O(═NH)—R¹³ (Q6) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹³, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q7))

where R^(2b) represents —S═O(═N—CN)—R¹³ (Q7) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹³, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q8))

where R^(2b) represents —S(═N—CN)—R¹³ (Q8) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹³, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q9))

where R^(2b) represents —S(O)₂—NR¹¹R¹² (Q9) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹², A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q10))

where R^(2b) represents —NR¹¹R¹² (Q10) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹², A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q11))

where R^(2b) represents —NR¹¹—NR¹¹R¹² (Q11) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹², A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q12))

where R^(2b) represents —NR¹¹—C(═O)—R⁸ (Q12) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁸, R¹¹, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q13))

where R^(2b) represents —NR¹¹—C(═S)—R⁸ (Q13) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁸, R¹¹, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q14))

where R^(2b) represents —NR¹¹—S(O)₂—R³ (Q14) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹³, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q15))

where R^(2b) represents —N(R¹¹)—O—R¹³ (Q15) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹³, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q16))

where R^(2b) represents —N═S(O)_(p)—R¹⁴R¹⁵ (Q16) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹³, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q17))

where R^(2b) represents —O—R¹³ (Q17) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹³, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I(Q18))

where R^(2b) represents —CR¹¹═CR⁸R¹² (Q18) and where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁸, R¹¹, R¹², A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1-2) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁸,

-   R¹¹, R¹², A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in     particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or     configuration (1-1) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or     configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or     configuration (4-1) and R^(2b) represents a group selected from Q1,     Q2, Q3 and Q4.

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹,

-   R¹², R¹³, A¹, A², A⁴, m and n have the meanings described above, in     particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or     configuration (1-1) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or     configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or     configuration (4-1) and R^(2b) represents a group selected from Q5,     Q6, Q7, Q8 and Q9.

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁸,

-   R¹, R¹², R¹³, R¹⁴, R⁵, A¹, A², A⁴, p and n have the meanings     described above, in particular the meanings described in     configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (2) or     configuration (2-1) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or     configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) and R^(2b) represents a     group selected from Q10, Q11, Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15 and Q16.

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁸, R¹¹, R¹², R³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵, A¹, A², A⁴, p and n have the meanings described above, in particular the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) and R2b represents a group selected from Q10, Q11, Q13, Q14, Q15 and Q16.

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) where R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹³,

-   A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, in particular     the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1)     or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (3) or     configuration (3-1) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or     configuration (5) and R^(2b) represents a group selected from Q17.

In the preferred definitions, unless stated otherwise,

halogen is selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine, preferably in turn from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine and bromine, aryl (including as part of a larger unit, for example arylalkyl) is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthrenyl, and is preferably in turn phenyl, hetaryl (synonymous with heteroaryl or aromatic heterocycle, including as part of a larger unit, for example hetarylalkyl) is selected from the group consisting of furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, triazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, 1,2,3-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,5-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,3-thiadiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, 1,2,5-thiadiazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, 1,2,3-triazinyl, 1,2,4-triazinyl, 1,3,5-triazinyl, benzofuryl, benzisofuryl, benzothienyl, benzisothienyl, indolyl, isoindolyl, indazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzisothiazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl, 2,1,3-benzoxadiazole, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, cinnolinyl, phthalazinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, naphthyridinyl, benzotriazinyl, purinyl, pteridinyl and indolizinyl, heterocyclyl is a saturated 3-, 4-, 5- or 6-membered ring containing 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms and/or one oxygen atom and/or one sulphur atom, for example aziridinyl, oxiranyl, thiiranyl, azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, oxetanyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl, dioxanyl, thietanyl, tetrahydrothiophenyl, tetrahydrothiopyranyl, piperazinyl, morpholinyl and thiomorpholinyl.

In the particularly preferred definitions, unless stated otherwise,

halogen is selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine, preferably in turn from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine and bromine, aryl (including as part of a larger unit, for example arylalkyl) is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthrenyl, and is preferably in turn phenyl, hetaryl (including as part of a larger unit, for example hetarylalkyl) is selected from the group consisting of pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, triazolyl, thiazolyl and tetrazolyl, heterocyclyl is selected from the group consisting of oxetanyl, tetrahydrofuryl and piperazinyl.

In the context of the present invention, unless defined differently elsewhere, the term “alkyl”, either on its own or else in combination with further terms, for example haloalkyl, is understood to mean a radical of a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group which has 1 to 12 carbon atoms and may be branched or unbranched. Examples of C₁-C₁₂-alkyl radicals are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, tert-pentyl, 1-methylbutyl, 2-methylbutyl, 1-ethylpropyl, 1,2-dimethylpropyl, hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl, n-decyl, n-undecyl and n-dodecyl. From among these alkyl radicals, particular preference is given to C₁-C₆-alkyl radicals. Special preference is given to C₁-C₄-alkyl radicals.

According to the invention, unless defined differently elsewhere, the term “alkenyl”, either on its own or else in combination with further terms, is understood to mean a straight-chain or branched C₂-C₁₂-alkenyl radical which has at least one double bond, for example vinyl, allyl, 1-propenyl, isopropenyl, 1-butenyl, 2-butenyl, 3-butenyl, 1,3-butadienyl, 1-pentenyl, 2-pentenyl, 3-pentenyl, 4-pentenyl, 1,3-pentadienyl, 1-hexenyl, 2-hexenyl, 3-hexenyl, 4-hexenyl, 5-hexenyl and 1,4-hexadienyl. Among these, preference is given to C₂-C₆-alkenyl radicals and particular preference to C₂-C₄-alkenyl radicals.

According to the invention, unless defined differently elsewhere, the term “alkynyl”, either on its own or else in combination with further terms, is understood to mean a straight-chain or branched C₂-C₁₂-alkynyl radical which has at least one triple bond, for example ethynyl, 1-propynyl and propargyl.

Among these, preference is given to C₃-C₆-alkynyl radicals and particular preference to C₃-C₄-alkynyl radicals. The alkynyl radical may also contain at least one double bond.

According to the invention, unless defined differently elsewhere, the term “cycloalkyl”, either on its own or else in combination with further terms, is understood to mean a C₃-C₈-cycloalkyl radical, for example cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl and cyclooctyl. Among these, preference is given to C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl radicals.

The term “alkoxy”, either on its own or else in combination with further terms, for example haloalkoxy, is understood to mean an O-alkyl radical, where the term “alkyl” is as defined above.

Halogen-substituted radicals, for example haloalkyl, are mono- or polyhalogenated, up to the maximum number of possible substituents. In the case of polyhalogenation, the halogen atoms can be identical or different. In this case, halogen is fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine, especially fluorine, chlorine or bromine.

Unless stated otherwise, optionally substituted radicals may be mono- or polysubstituted, where the substituents in the case of polysubstitution may be the same or different.

The radical definitions or elucidations given above in general terms or within areas of preference apply to the end products and correspondingly to the starting materials and intermediates. These radical definitions can be combined with one another as desired, i.e. including combinations between the respective ranges of preference.

Preference according to the invention is given to using compounds of the formula (I) which contain a combination of the meanings listed above as being preferred.

Particular preference according to the invention is given to using compounds of the formula (I) which contain a combination of the meanings listed above as being particularly preferred.

Very particular preference according to the invention is given to using compounds of the formula (I) which contain a combination of the definitions listed above as being very particularly preferred.

Emphasis according to the invention is given to using compounds of the formula (I) which contain a combination of the meanings listed above as being emphasized.

Special emphasis according to the invention is given to using compounds of the formula (I) which contain a combination of the meanings listed above as being especially emphasized.

Depending on the nature of the substituents, the compounds of the formula (I) may be in the form of geometric and/or optically active isomers or corresponding isomer mixtures in different compositions. These stereoisomers are, for example, enantiomers, diastereomers, atropisomers or geometric isomers. Accordingly, the invention encompasses both pure stereoisomers and any mixtures of these isomers.

The compounds of the formula (I) according to the invention can be obtained by the processes shown in the following schemes:

Process A

The radicals R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹², A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above and X¹ represents halogen and V represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl.

Step a)

The compounds of the formula (IV) can be prepared in analogy to the process described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,576,335 by the reaction of compounds of the formula (II) with carboxylic acids of the formula (III) in the presence of a condensing agent.

Compounds of the formula (II) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods, for example analogously to the processes described in US2003/69257 or WO2006/65703.

Carboxylic acids of the formula (III) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods, for example analogously to the processes described in US2010/234604, WO2012/61926 or Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 18 (2008), 5023-5026.

The reaction of the compounds of the formula (II) with carboxylic acids of the formula (III) can be effected neat or in a solvent, preference being given to conducting the reaction in a solvent selected from customary solvents that are inert under the prevailing reaction conditions. Preference is given to ethers, for example diisopropyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dimethoxyethane; halogenated hydrocarbons, for example dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene; nitriles, for example acetonitrile or propionitrile; aromatic hydrocarbons, for example toluene or xylene; aprotic polar solvents, for example N,N-dimethylformamide or N-methylpyrrolidone, or nitrogen compounds, for example pyridine.

Suitable condensing agents are, for example, carbodiimides such as 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDCI) or 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure and at temperatures of 0 to 180° C.; with preference, the reaction is carried out at atmospheric pressure and temperatures of 20 to 140° C.

Step b)

The compounds of the formula (V) can be prepared by condensing the compounds of the formula (IV), for example analogously to the processes described in WO2012/86848.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (V) can be effected neat or in a solvent, preference being given to conducting the reaction in a solvent selected from customary solvents that are inert under the prevailing reaction conditions. Preference is given to ethers, for example diisopropyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, tert-butyl methyl ether; halogenated hydrocarbons, for example dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene; nitriles, for example acetonitrile or propionitrile; aromatic hydrocarbons, for example toluene or xylene; aprotic polar solvents, for example N,N-dimethylformamide or N-methylpyrrolidone, or nitrogen compounds, for example pyridine.

The reaction can be carried out in the presence of a condensing agent, an acid, a base or a chlorinating agent.

Examples of suitable condensing agents are carbodiimides such as 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDCI) or 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide; anhydrides such as acetic anhydride, trifluoroacetic anhydride; a mixture of triphenylphosphine, a base and carbon tetrachloride, or a mixture of triphenylphosphine and an azo diester, for example diethylazodicarboxylic acid.

Examples of suitable acids which can be used in the reaction described are sulphonic acids such as para-toluenesulphonic acid; carboxylic acids such as acetic acid, or polyphosphoric acids.

Examples of suitable bases are nitrogen heterocycles such as pyridine, picoline, 2,6-lutidine, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]-7-undecene (DBU); tertiary amines such as triethylamine and N,N-diisopropylethylamine; inorganic bases such as potassium phosphate, potassium carbonate and sodium hydride.

An example of a suitable chlorinating agent is phosphorus oxychloride.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of 0° C. to 200° C.

Step c)

The compounds of the formula (VI) can be prepared by halogenating the compounds of the formula (V), for example analogously to the processes described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,801,593. An example of a suitable halogenating agent is phosphorus oxychloride. Useful solvents or diluents include all inert organic solvents, for example aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons. Preference is given to using toluene.

In a further embodiment, the nitrogen (A¹═N) in the vicinity of the halogenation position is initially oxidized, for example analogously to the processes described in WO2008/112646. Examples of suitable oxidizing agents are meta-chloroperbenzoic acid and hydrogen peroxide. The reaction is preferably carried out in a solvent selected from customary solvents which are inert under the prevailing reaction conditions. Preference is given to halogenated hydrocarbons such as, for example, dichloromethane, chloroform, or to esters such as ethyl acetate. The subsequent halogenation is carried out as described above using a suitable halogenating agent such as, for example, phosphorus oxychloride.

Step d)

The compounds of the formula (XIV) can be prepared by carbonylation of the compounds of the formula (VI) analogously to S. A. Vinogradov, D. F. Wilson, Tetrahedron Letters 39 (1998), 8935-8938.

The radical V is preferably methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or n-butyl. Suitable for use as catalysts for reaction d) are palladium phosphane complexes, for example a catalyst of palladium chloride, triphenylphosphane and DPPP (1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane) (1:1:1). Preferred bases are, for example, Hünig's base (diisopropylethylamine) or DBU (1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene).

Steps e, f, g)

The ester of the formula (XIV) can be converted by standard methods, cf. DE 2221647, first into the acid of the formula (XV), for example using an alkali metal hydroxide such as sodium hydroxide or lithium hydroxide as base in an alcohol such as, for example, ethanol or a mixture of tetrahydrofuran and water as solvent.

The acid of the formula (XV) is then converted by standard methods into the acid chloride of the formula (XVI), for example using a chlorinating agent such as thionyl chloride or oxalyl chloride.

Further reaction with the amine of the formula (XVII) in a diluent such as, for example, dichloromethane or tetrahydrofuran, and in the presence of a base such as, for example, triethylamine or diisopropylethylamine, affords the compounds of the formula (Ia) (corresponds to formula I(Q3)) according to the invention.

Compounds of the formula (XVII) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods.

Step h)

Thioamides of the formula (Ib) (corresponds to formula I(Q4)) can be prepared from the carboxamides of the formula (Ia) by reaction with a sulfurizing agent, for example Lawesson's reagent or P₄S₁₀.

Process B

The radicals R¹, R^(2a), R³, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above.

In a further embodiment of the invention, compounds of the formula (V) can be prepared in a one-stage process from the compounds of the formula (II) using compounds of the formula (III) in the presence of a condensing agent.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (V) can be effected neat or in a solvent, preference being given to conducting the reaction in a solvent selected from customary solvents that are inert under the prevailing reaction conditions. Preference is given to ethers, for example diisopropyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, tert-butyl methyl ether; halogenated hydrocarbons, for example dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene; alcohols such as methanol, ethanol or isopropanol; nitriles, for example acetonitrile or propionitrile; aromatic hydrocarbons, for example toluene or xylene; aprotic polar solvents, for example N,N-dimethylformamide or N-methylpyrrolidone, or nitrogen compounds, for example pyridine.

Examples of suitable condensing agents are carbodiimides such as 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDCI) or 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide; anhydrides such as acetic anhydride, trifluoroacetic anhydride; a mixture of triphenylphosphine, a base and carbon tetrachloride, or a mixture of triphenylphosphine and an azo diester, for example diethylazodicarboxylic acid.

The reaction can be carried out in the presence of an acid or a base.

Examples of an acid which can be used in the reaction described are sulphonic acids such as methanesulphonic acid or para-toluenesulphonic acid; carboxylic acids such as acetic acid, or polyphosphoric acids.

Examples of suitable bases are nitrogen heterocycles such as pyridine, picoline, 2,6-lutidine, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]-7-undecene (DBU); tertiary amines such as triethylamine and N,N-diisopropylethylamine; inorganic bases such as potassium phosphate, potassium carbonate and sodium hydride.

The reaction can be carried out in the presence of a suitable catalyst, for example 1-hydroxybenzotriazole.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of 0° C. to 200° C.

The further conversion of the compounds of the formula (V) to compounds of the formula (I) is carried out analogously to process A.

Process C

The radical R¹, R^(2a), R^(2b), R³, A¹, A² and A⁴ have the meanings described above and X¹ and X² represent halogen.

Step a)

The compounds of the formula (VIII) can be prepared in analogy to the process described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,576,335 by the reaction of compounds of the formula (II) with a carboxylic acid of the formula (VII) in the presence of a condensing agent or a base.

Compounds of the formula (II) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods, for example analogously to the processes described in US2003/69257 or WO2006/65703.

Carboxylic acids of the formula (VII) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods, for example analogously to the processes described in US2010/234604, WO2012/61926 or Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 18 (2008), 5023-5026.

The reaction of the compounds of the formula (II) with carboxylic acids of the formula (VII) can be effected neat or in a solvent, preference being given to conducting the reaction in a solvent selected from customary solvents that are inert under the prevailing reaction conditions. Preference is given to ethers, for example diisopropyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dimethoxyethane; halogenated hydrocarbons, for example dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene; nitriles, for example acetonitrile or propionitrile; aromatic hydrocarbons, for example toluene or xylene; aprotic polar solvents, for example N,N-dimethylformamide or N-methylpyrrolidone, or nitrogen compounds, for example pyridine.

Suitable condensing agents are, for example, carbodiimides such as 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDCI) or 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.

Suitable bases are inorganic bases which are typically used in such reactions. Preference is given to using bases selected by way of example from the group consisting of acetates, phosphates, carbonates and hydrogencarbonates of alkali metals or alkaline earth metals. Particular preference is given to sodium acetate, sodium phosphate, potassium phosphate, caesium carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodium hydrogencarbonate, potassium hydrogencarbonate.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure and at temperatures of 0 to 180° C.; with preference, the reaction is carried out at atmospheric pressure and temperatures of 20 to 140° C.

Step b)

The compounds of the formula (IX) can be prepared by condensing the intermediates of the formula (VIII), for example analogously to the processes described in WO2012/86848.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (IX) can be effected neat or in a solvent, preference being given to conducting the reaction in a solvent selected from customary solvents that are inert under the prevailing reaction conditions. Preference is given to ethers, for example diisopropyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, tert-butyl methyl ether; halogenated hydrocarbons, for example dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene; nitriles, for example acetonitrile or propionitrile; aromatic hydrocarbons, for example toluene or xylene; aprotic polar solvents, for example N,N-dimethylformamide or N-methylpyrrolidone, or nitrogen compounds, for example pyridine.

The reaction can be carried out in the presence of a condensing agent, an acid, a base or a chlorinating agent.

Examples of suitable condensing agents are carbodiimides such as 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDCI) or 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide; anhydrides such as acetic anhydride, trifluoroacetic anhydride; a mixture of triphenylphosphine, a base and carbon tetrachloride, or a mixture of triphenylphosphine and an azo diester, for example diethylazodicarboxylic acid.

Examples of suitable acids which can be used in the reaction described are sulphonic acids such as para-toluenesulphonic acid; carboxylic acids such as acetic acid, or polyphosphoric acids.

Examples of suitable bases are nitrogen heterocycles such as pyridine, picoline, 2,6-lutidine, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]-7-undecene (DBU); tertiary amines such as triethylamine and N,N-diisopropylethylamine; inorganic bases such as potassium phosphate, potassium carbonate and sodium hydride.

An example of a suitable chlorinating agent is phosphorus oxychloride.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of 0° C. to 200° C.

Step c)

The compounds of the formula (XI) can be prepared by reacting the compounds of the formula (IX) with the compounds of the formula (X) in the presence of a base.

Mercaptan derivatives of the formula (X), for example methyl mercaptan, ethyl mercaptan or isopropyl mercaptan, are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods, for example analogously to the processes described in US2006/25633, US2006/111591, U.S. Pat. No. 2,820,062, Chemical Communications, 13 (2000), 1163-1164 or Journal of the American Chemical Society, 44 (1922), p. 1329.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (XI) can be effected neat or in a solvent, preference being given to conducting the reaction in a solvent selected from customary solvents that are inert under the prevailing reaction conditions. Preference is given to ethers, for example diisopropyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, tert-butyl methyl ether; nitriles, for example acetonitrile or propionitrile; aromatic hydrocarbons, for example toluene or xylene; aprotic polar solvents, for example N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone or dimethyl sulphoxide.

Examples of suitable bases are inorganic bases from the group consisting of acetates, phosphates and carbonates of alkali metals or alkaline earth metals. Preference is given to caesium carbonate, sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate. Further suitable bases are alkali metal hydrides, for example sodium hydride.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of 0° C. to 200° C.

Step d)

The compounds of the formula (XII) can be prepared by oxidizing the compounds of the formula (XI). The oxidation is generally carried out in a solvent selected from customary solvents which are inert under the prevailing reaction conditions. Preference is given to halogenated hydrocarbons, for example dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene; alcohols such as methanol or ethanol; formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid or water.

Examples of suitable oxidizing agents are hydrogen peroxide, meta-chloroperbenzoic acid or sodium periodate.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of −20° C. to 120° C.

Step e)

The compounds of the formula (XIII) can be prepared by oxidizing the compounds of the formula (XII). The oxidation is generally carried out in a solvent. Preference is given to halogenated hydrocarbons, for example dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene; alcohols such as methanol or ethanol; formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid or water.

Examples of suitable oxidizing agents are hydrogen peroxide and meta-chloroperbenzoic acid.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of −20° C. to 120° C.

Step f)

The compounds of the formula (XIII) can also be prepared in a one-step process by oxidizing the compounds of the formula (XI). The oxidation is generally carried out in a solvent. Preference is given to halogenated hydrocarbons, for example dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene; alcohols such as methanol or ethanol; formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid or water.

Examples of suitable oxidizing agents are hydrogen peroxide and meta-chloroperbenzoic acid.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of −20° C. to 120° C.

Step g)

The further conversion of the compounds of the formula (XIII) to compounds of the formula (I) is carried out analogously to process A.

The compounds of the formulae (XI) and (XII) can be converted analogously to process A to compounds of the formula (I).

Process D

The radicals R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁸, R¹⁴, R⁵, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above and X¹ represents halogen.

Step a)

The compounds of the formula (XVIII) can be prepared analogously to WO2015/002211 by reacting the compounds of the formula (VI) with sodium azide.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (XIII) is usually carried out in a solvent, preference being given to carrying out the reaction in a solvent selected from customary solvents that are inert under the prevailing reaction conditions. Preference is given to ethers such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, dioxane, aprotic polar solvents such as, for example, N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, dimethyl sulphoxide, or alcohols such as methanol or ethanol.

Step b)

The compounds of the formula (XIX) can be prepared by reducing the intermediates of the formula (XVIII), for example analogously to the processes described in WO2015/002211.

Examples of suitable reducing agents are triphenylphosphine, tributylphosphine, tin(III) chloride and zinc.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (XIX) is generally carried out in a solvent. Preference is given to ethers such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, dioxane, aliphatic hydrocarbons such as hexane, heptane, aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, xylene, halogenated hydrocarbons such as, for example, dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene, aprotic polar solvents such as, for example, N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, dimethyl sulphoxide, or alcohols such as methanol or ethanol.

If required, an acid such as, for example, hydrochloric acid or acetic acid may be added to the reaction.

Step c)

The compounds of the formula (XXI) can be prepared by reacting the compounds of the formula (XIX) with a compound of the formula (XX) in the presence of an oxidizing agent.

Compounds of the formula (XX) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (XXI) (corresponds to formula I(Q16) where p=0) is generally carried out in a solvent. Preference is given to ethers such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, methyl tert-butyl ether, dioxane, aliphatic hydrocarbons such as hexane, heptane, aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, xylene, halogenated hydrocarbons such as, for example, dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene, aprotic polar solvents such as, for example, N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, dimethyl sulphoxide, or alcohols such as methanol or ethanol.

Examples of oxidizing agents are halogenating agents such as N-chlorosuccinimide or hypervalent iodine compounds such as bis(acetato-O)phenyl iodide.

Step d)

The compounds of the formula (XXII) (corresponds to formula I(Q16) where p=1) can be prepared anlogously to the process described in WO2015/002211 by reacting compounds of the formula (XXI) with an oxidizing agent.

Examples of a suitable oxidizing agent are sodium periodate and meta-chloroperbenzoic acid.

Suitable solvents for the oxidation are, for example, halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbons such as, for example, dichloromethane or chloroform, alcohols such as methanol or ethanol, and acetic acid.

Process E

The radicals R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹², A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above and X¹ represents halogen.

Step a)

The compounds of the formula (XXIII) can be prepared analogously to WO2015/002211 by reacting the compounds of the formula (VI) with compounds of the formula (XVII).

Compounds of the formula (XVII) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (XXIII) (corresponds to formula I(Q10)) is generally carried out in a solvent. Preference is given to ethers such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, methyl tert-butyl ether, dioxane, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, aliphatic hydrocarbons such as hexane, heptane, aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, xylene, halogenated hydrocarbons such as, for example, dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene, aprotic polar solvents such as, for example, N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, dimethyl sulphoxide, or esters such as, for example, ethyl acetate, or nitriles such as acetonitrile.

The reaction can be carried out in the presence of a base. Examples of suitable bases are nitrogen heterocycles such as pyridine, picoline, 2,6-lutidine, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]-7-undecene (DBU); tertiary amines such as triethylamine and N,N-diisopropylethylamine; or inorganic bases such as potassium phosphate, potassium carbonate and sodium hydride.

Process F

The radicals R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹², A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above and X¹ represents halogen.

Step a)

The compounds of the formula (XXV) (corresponds to formula I(Q11)) can be prepared by reacting compounds of the formula (VI) with compounds of the formula (XXIV).

Compounds of the formula (XXIV) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods.

The reaction proceeds under reaction conditions analogous to those described in process E.

Process G

The radicals R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹³, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above and X¹ represents halogen.

The compounds of the formula (XXVII) (corresponds to formula I(Q15)) can be prepared by reacting compounds of the formula (VI) with compounds of the formula (XXVI).

Compounds of the formula (XXVI) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods.

The reaction proceeds under reaction conditions analogous to those described in process E.

Process H

The radicals R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above and X¹ represents halogen and Q represents O or S.

Step a)

The compounds of the formula (XXIX) can be prepared by reacting compounds of the formula (VI) with compounds of the formula (XXVIII).

Compounds of the formula (XXVIII) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods.

The reaction proceeds under reaction conditions analogous to those described in process E.

Step b)

The compounds of the formula (XXXII) (corresponds to formula I(Q12) where Q=O and I(Q13) where Q=S) can be prepared by reacting compounds of the formula (XXIX) with compounds of the formula (XXX).

Compounds of the formula (XXX) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (XXXII) is generally carried out in a solvent. Preference is given to ethers such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, methyl tert-butyl ether, dioxane, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, halogenated hydrocarbons such as, for example, dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorbenzene, aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, xylene, esters such as, for example, ethyl acetate, nitriles such as acetonitrile, aprotic polar solvents such as, for example, N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, dimethyl sulphoxide or nitrogenous heterocycles such as pyridine or quinoline.

The reaction can be carried out in the presence of a condensing agent. Examples of suitable condensing agents are carbodiimides such as 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDCI) and 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.

The reaction can be carried out in the presence of a suitable catalyst. An example of a suitable catalyst is 1-hydroxybenzotriazole.

The compounds of the formula (XXXII) can also be prepared by reacting compounds of the formula (XXIX) with compounds of the formula (XXXI).

Compounds of the formula (XXXI) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (XXXII) is generally carried out in a solvent. Preference is given to ethers such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, methyl tert-butyl ether, dioxane, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, aliphatic hydrocarbons such as hexane, heptane, aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, xylene, halogenated hydrocarbons such as, for example, dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene, aprotic polar solvents such as, for example, N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, dimethyl sulphoxide, or esters such as, for example, ethyl acetate, or nitriles such as acetonitrile.

The reaction can be carried out in the presence of a base. Examples of suitable bases are nitrogen heterocycles such as pyridine, dimethylaminopyridine, picoline, 2,6-lutidine, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]-7-undecene (DBU); tertiary amines such as triethylamine and N,N-diisopropylethylamine; or inorganic bases such as potassium carbonate and sodium hydride.

Process I

The radicals R¹, R², R³, R¹¹, R¹³, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above.

Step a)

The compounds of the formula (XXXIV) (corresponds to formula I(Q14)) can be prepared by reacting compounds of the formula (XXIX) with compounds of the formula (XXXIII).

Compounds of the formula (XXXIII) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (XXXIV) is generally carried out in a solvent. Preference is given to ethers such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, methyl tert-butyl ether, dioxane, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, aliphatic hydrocarbons such as hexane, heptane, aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, xylene, halogenated hydrocarbons such as, for example, dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene, esters such as, for example, ethyl acetate, nitriles such as acetonitrile or aprotic polar solvents such as, for example, N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, dimethyl sulphoxide.

The reaction can be carried out in the presence of a base. Examples of suitable bases are nitrogen heterocycles such as pyridine, dimethylaminopyridine, picoline, 2,6-lutidine, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]-7-undecene (DBU); tertiary amines such as triethylamine and N,N-diisopropylethylamine; or inorganic bases such as potassium carbonate and sodium hydride.

Process J

The radicals R¹, R^(2a), R³, A¹, A² and A⁴ have the meanings described above and X² represents halogen.

Step a)

The compounds of the formula (XXXVI) can be prepared in analogy to the process described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,576,335 by the reaction of compounds of the formula (II) with a carboxylic acid of the formula (XXXV) in the presence of a condensing agent or a base.

Compounds of the formula (II) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods, for example analogously to the processes described in US2003/69257 or WO2006/65703.

Carboxylic acids of the formula (XXXV) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods, for example analogously to the processes described in US2010/234604, WO2012/61926 or Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 18 (2008), 5023-5026.

The reaction of the compounds of the formula (II) with carboxylic acids of the formula (XXXV) can be effected neat or in a solvent, preference being given to conducting the reaction in a solvent selected from customary solvents that are inert under the prevailing reaction conditions. Preference is given to ethers, for example diisopropyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dimethoxyethane; halogenated hydrocarbons, for example dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene; nitriles, for example acetonitrile or propionitrile; aromatic hydrocarbons, for example toluene or xylene; aprotic polar solvents, for example N,N-dimethylformamide or N-methylpyrrolidone, or nitrogen compounds, for example pyridine.

Suitable condensing agents are, for example, carbodiimides such as 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDCI) or 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.

Suitable bases are inorganic bases which are typically used in such reactions. Preference is given to using bases selected by way of example from the group consisting of acetates, phosphates, carbonates and hydrogencarbonates of alkali metals or alkaline earth metals. Particular preference is given to sodium acetate, sodium phosphate, potassium phosphate, caesium carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodium hydrogencarbonate, potassium hydrogencarbonate.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure and at temperatures of 0 to 180° C.; with preference, the reaction is carried out at atmospheric pressure and temperatures of 20 to 140° C.

Step b)

The compounds of the formula (XXXVII) can be prepared by condensing the compounds of the formula (XXXVI), for example analogously to the processes described in WO2012/86848.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (XXXVII) can be effected neat or in a solvent, preference being given to conducting the reaction in a solvent selected from customary solvents that are inert under the prevailing reaction conditions. Preference is given to ethers, for example diisopropyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, tert-butyl methyl ether; halogenated hydrocarbons, for example dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene; nitriles, for example acetonitrile or propionitrile; aromatic hydrocarbons, for example toluene or xylene; aprotic polar solvents, for example N,N-dimethylformamide or N-methylpyrrolidone, or nitrogen compounds, for example pyridine.

The reaction can be carried out in the presence of a condensing agent, an acid, a base or a chlorinating agent.

Examples of suitable condensing agents are carbodiimides such as 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDCI) or 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide; anhydrides such as acetic anhydride, trifluoroacetic anhydride; a mixture of triphenylphosphine, a base and carbon tetrachloride, or a mixture of triphenylphosphine and an azo diester, for example diethylazodicarboxylic acid.

Examples of suitable acids which can be used in the reaction described are sulphonic acids such as para-toluenesulphonic acid; carboxylic acids such as acetic acid, or polyphosphoric acids.

Examples of suitable bases are nitrogen heterocycles such as pyridine, picoline, 2,6-lutidine, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]-7-undecene (DBU); tertiary amines such as triethylamine and N,N-diisopropylethylamine; inorganic bases such as potassium phosphate, potassium carbonate and sodium hydride.

An example of a suitable chlorinating agent is phosphorus oxychloride.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of 0° C. to 200° C.

Step c)

The compounds of the formula (XXXVIII) can be prepared by reacting the compounds of the formula (XXXVII) with the compounds of the formula (X) in the presence of a base.

Mercaptan derivatives of the formula (X), for example methyl mercaptan, ethyl mercaptan or isopropyl mercaptan, are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods, for example analogously to the processes described in US2006/25633, US2006/111591, U.S. Pat. No. 2,820,062, Chemical Communications, 13 (2000), 1163-1164 or Journal of the American Chemical Society, 44 (1922), p. 1329.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (XXXVIII) can be effected neat or in a solvent, preference being given to conducting the reaction in a solvent selected from customary solvents that are inert under the prevailing reaction conditions. Preference is given to ethers, for example diisopropyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, tert-butyl methyl ether; nitriles, for example acetonitrile or propionitrile; aromatic hydrocarbons, for example toluene or xylene; aprotic polar solvents, for example N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone or dimethyl sulphoxide.

Examples of suitable bases are inorganic bases from the group consisting of acetates, phosphates and carbonates of alkali metals or alkaline earth metals. Preference is given to caesium carbonate, sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate. Further suitable bases are alkali metal hydrides, for example sodium hydride.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of 0° C. to 200° C.

Step d)

The compounds of the formula (XXXIX) can be prepared by oxidizing the compounds of the formula (XXXVIII). The oxidation is generally carried out in a solvent selected from customary solvents which are inert under the prevailing reaction conditions. Preference is given to halogenated hydrocarbons, for example dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene; alcohols such as methanol or ethanol; formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid or water.

Examples of suitable oxidizing agents are hydrogen peroxide, meta-chloroperbenzoic acid or sodium periodate.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of −20° C. to 120° C.

Step e)

The compounds of the formula (XIXa) can be prepared by oxidizing the compounds of the formula (XXXIX). The oxidation is generally carried out in a solvent. Preference is given to halogenated hydrocarbons, for example dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene; alcohols such as methanol or ethanol; formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid or water.

Examples of suitable oxidizing agents are hydrogen peroxide and meta-chloroperbenzoic acid.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of −20° C. to 120° C.

The further reaction of the compounds of the formulae (XIXa), (XXXVIII) and (XXXIX) is carried out analogously to processes D, H and I.

Process K

The radicals R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹³, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above and X¹ represents halogen.

Step a)

The compounds of the formula (XXXXI) (corresponds to formula I(Q17)) can be prepared by reacting compounds of the formula (VI) with compounds of the formula (XXXX), for example analogously to the process described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,558,134 or US2014/275026.

Compounds of the formula (XXXX) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (XXXXI) can be effected neat or in a solvent, preference being given to conducting the reaction in a solvent selected from customary solvents that are inert under the prevailing reaction conditions. Preference is given to ethers, for example diisopropyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, tert-butyl methyl ether; nitriles, for example acetonitrile or propionitrile; aromatic hydrocarbons, for example toluene or xylene; aprotic polar solvents, for example N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone or dimethyl sulphoxide.

Examples of suitable bases are inorganic bases from the group consisting of acetates, phosphates and carbonates of alkali metals or alkaline earth metals. Preference is given here to caesium carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate and potassium tert-butoxide. Further suitable bases are alkali metal hydrides, for example sodium hydride.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of 0° C. to 200° C.

Process L

The radicals R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹³, A¹, A² and A⁴ have the meanings described above and X¹ represents halogen.

Step a)

The compounds of the formula (XXXXIII) (corresponds to formula I(Q5) where m=0) can be prepared by reacting compounds of the formula (XIII) with compounds of the formula (XXXXII).

Compounds of the formula (XXXXII) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (XXXXIII) can be effected neat or in a solvent, preference being given to conducting the reaction in a solvent selected from customary solvents that are inert under the prevailing reaction conditions. Preference is given to ethers, for example diisopropyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, tert-butyl methyl ether; nitriles, for example acetonitrile or propionitrile; aromatic hydrocarbons, for example toluene or xylene; aprotic polar solvents, for example N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone or dimethyl sulphoxide.

Examples of suitable bases are inorganic bases from the group consisting of acetates, phosphates and carbonates of alkali metals or alkaline earth metals. Preference is given here to caesium carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate and potassium tert-butoxide. Further suitable bases are alkali metal hydrides, for example sodium hydride.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of 0° C. to 200° C.

Step b)

The compounds of the formula (XXXXIV) (corresponds to formula I(Q5) where m=1) can be prepared by oxidizing the compounds of the formula (XXXXIII). The oxidation is generally carried out in a solvent selected from customary solvents which are inert under the prevailing reaction conditions. Preference is given to halogenated hydrocarbons, for example dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene; alcohols such as methanol or ethanol; formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid or water.

Examples of suitable oxidizing agents are hydrogen peroxide, meta-chloroperbenzoic acid or sodium periodate.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of −20° C. to 120° C.

Step c)

The compounds of the formula (XXXXV) (corresponds to formula I(Q5) where m=2) can be prepared by oxidizing the compounds of the formula (XXXXIV). The oxidation is generally carried out in a solvent. Preference is given to halogenated hydrocarbons, for example dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene; alcohols such as methanol or ethanol; formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid or water.

Examples of suitable oxidizing agents are hydrogen peroxide and meta-chloroperbenzoic acid.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of −20° C. to 120° C.

Step d)

The compounds of the formula (XXXXV) can also be prepared in a one-step process by oxidizing the compounds of the formula (XXXXIII). The oxidation is generally carried out in a solvent. Preference is given to halogenated hydrocarbons, for example dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene; alcohols such as methanol or ethanol; formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid or water.

Examples of suitable oxidizing agents are hydrogen peroxide and meta-chloroperbenzoic acid.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of −20° C. to 120° C.

Process M

The radicals R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹³, A¹, A² and A⁴ have the meanings described above. Ns=nosyl/4-nitrobenzylsulphonyl

Step a)

The compounds of the formula (XXXXVI) can be prepared by imination of the compounds of the formula (XXXXIV) with 4-nitrobenzylsulphonylamide (NsNH₂) and a hypervalent iodine compound with metal catalysis, for example analogously to the processes described in Organic Letters 2006, 8, 2349 und Chemistry—A European Journal 2007, 13, 6674.

The reaction of the compounds of the formula (XXXXVI) is preferably carried out in a solvent selected from customary solvents which are inert under the prevailing reaction conditions. Preference is given to nitriles such as, for example, acetonitrile, or to halogenated alkanes such as, for example, dichloromethane.

Examples of metal catalysts are iron, copper, silver or rhodium compounds, for example iron(II) acetylacetonate, iron(III) acetylacetonate and rhodium(II) acetate. Diacetoxyiodobenzene or iodosylbenzene are frequently used as hypervalent iodine compounds.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at room temperature.

Step b)

The compounds of the formula (XXXXVII) (corresponds to formula I(Q6)) can be prepared from compounds of the formula (XXXXVI) by reaction with a thiol under basic conditions, for example analogously to the processes described in Organic Letters 2006, 8, 2349; Chemistry—A European Journal 2007, 13, 6674 and WO2006/101860.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (XXXXVII) is generally carried out in a solvent.

Preference is given to ethers such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, or nitriles such as acetonitrile.

The thiol used is, for example, thiophenol in combination with an inorganic base from the group consisting of carbonates of alkali or alkaline earth metals, for example caesium carbonate. The use of a solution of sodium thiomethoxide in methanol has also been described.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of −78° C. to 30° C.

Process N

The radicals R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹³, A¹, A² and A⁴ have the meanings described above. Ns=nosyl/4-nitrobenzylsulphonyl.

Step a)

The compounds of the formula (XXXXVI) can be prepared by reacting compounds of the formula (XXXXIII) analogously to the processes described in process M, step a).

The further conversion of compounds of the formula (XXXXVI) to compounds of the formula (XXXXVII) proceeeds under reaction conditions analogous to those described in process M.

Process O

The radicals R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹³, A¹, A² and A⁴ have the meanings described above.

Step a)

The compounds of the formula (XXXXVIII) (corresponds to formula I(Q8)) can be prepared from compounds of the formula (XXXXIII) by imination with cyanamide in the presence of a hypervalent iodine compound, for example analogously to the processes described in Organic Letters 2007, 9, 2951. The conversion to compounds of the formula (XXXXVIII) is generally carried out in acetonitrile as solvent. Diacetoxyiodobenzene or iodosylbenzene are frequently used as hypervalent iodine compounds. The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of 0° C. to 30° C.

The compounds of the formula (XXXXVIII) can furthermore be prepared from compounds of the formula (XXXXIII) by imination with cyanamide in the presence of N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) or iodine under basic conditions, for example analogously to the processes described in Organic Letters 2007, 9, 3809 or WO2014/29830. In this case, the conversion to compounds of the formula (XXXXVIII) is carried out in a solvent. Preference is given to using alcohols such as, for example, methanol, ethers such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, or nitriles such as acetonitrile. Examples of suitable bases are alkoxides such as, for example, potassium tert-butoxide. Further suitable bases are alkali metal hydrides, for example sodium hydride. The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at room temperature.

Step b)

The compounds of the formula (XXXXIX) (corresponds to formula I(Q7)) can be prepared from compounds of the formula (XXXXVIII) by oxidation under basic conditions, for example analogously to the processes described in Organic Letters 2007, 9, 2951; Organic Letters 2007, 9, 3809 or WO2014/140075. The oxidation is generally carried out in a solvent. Preference is given to alcohols such as ethanol. The oxidizing agent used is, for example, meta-chloroperbenzoic acid. Examples of suitable bases are carbonates such as, for example, potassium carbonate. The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of 0° C. to 30° C.

Process P

The radicals R¹, R^(2a), R³, R¹¹, R¹², A¹, A² and A⁴ have the meanings described above. Bn=benzyl/CH₂Ph.

Step a)

The compounds of the formula (L) can be prepared from intermediates of the formula (XXXXIIIa) by oxidation in the presence of a chlorine source, for example analogously to the processes described in WO2008/2244 and WO2010/24451.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (L) is generally carried out in a solvent. Preference is given to halogenated alkanes such as, for example, dichloromethane or tetrachloromethane. Frequently, mixtures with water are employed.

The chlorine sources and oxidizing agents used are, for example, chlorine gas, N-chlorosuccinimide or 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin.

Frequently, the reactions are carried out in an acidic medium. Acids used are, for example, carboxylic acids such as formic acid or acetic acid.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of 0° C. to 30° C.

Step b)

The compounds of the formula (LII) (corresponds to formula I(Q9)) can be prepared from compounds of the formula (L) with compounds of the formula (XVII) under standard conditions.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (LII) is generally carried out in a solvent. Preference is given to ethers such as, for example, tetrahydrofuran, methyl tert-butyl ether, dioxane, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, aliphatic hydrocarbons such as hexane, heptane, aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, xylene, halogenated hydrocarbons such as, for example, dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane or chlorobenzene, esters such as, for example, ethyl acetate, nitriles such as acetonitrile or aprotic polar solvents such as, for example, N,N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, dimethyl sulphoxide.

The reaction can be carried out in the presence of a base. Examples of suitable bases are nitrogen heterocycles such as pyridine, dimethylaminopyridine, picoline, 2,6-lutidine, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]-7-undecene (DBU); tertiary amines such as triethylamine and N,N-diisopropylethylamine; or inorganic bases such as potassium carbonate and sodium hydride.

Process Q

The radicals R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁸, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above, R¹¹ represents methyl, R¹² represents methoxy and X represents halogen.

Step a)

The compounds of the formula (LIV) (corresponds to formula I(Q1)) can be prepared by conventing compounds of the formula (LIII) into an organometallic compound and subsequent reaction with compounds of the formula (Ia), for example analogously to the processes described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,821,246 and European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2012, 58, p. 396.

Compounds of the formula (LIII) are either commercially available or can be prepared by known methods.

The organometal compounds can be produced, for example, from compounds of the formula (LIII) by reaction with magnesium or alkyllithium compounds.

The conversion to compounds of the formula (LV) is generally carried out in a solvent. Preference is given to ethers such as tetrahydrofuran or diethyl ether.

The reaction can be carried out under reduced pressure, at atmospheric pressure or under elevated pressure, and at temperatures of −78° C. to 45° C.

Step b)

Thioketones of the formula (LV) (corresponds to formula I(Q2)) can be prepared from compounds of the formula (LIV) by reaction with a sulphurizing agent, for example Lawesson's reagent or P₄S₁₀

Process R

The radicals R¹, R^(2a), R³, R⁸, R¹¹, R¹², A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings described above and X¹ represents halogen.

Compounds of the formula (LVI) can be prepared, for example, from compounds of the formula (VI) in which X¹ preferably represents halogen from the group consisting of chlorine or bromine, by generally known methods (cf. Chem. Rev. 1995, 95, 2457-2483; Tetrahedron 2002, 58, 9633-9695; Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions (eds.: A. de Meijere, F. Diederich), 2^(nd) ed., Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2004).

For example, compounds of the formula (VI) can be reacted with suitable olefinic boronic acids or esters thereof by known methods (cf. WO2006/21805) in the presence of suitable catalysts from the group of the transition metal salts to give compounds of the formula (LVI). Examples of preferred coupling catalysts include palladium catalysts such as [1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II) or tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium. Suitable basic reaction auxiliaries used to conduct the processes are preferably carbonates of sodium or potassium.

Some of the olefinic boronic acids or olefinic boronic esters required are known and/or commercially available, or they can be prepared by generally known methods (cf. Boronic Acids (eds.: D. G. Hall), 2^(nd) ed., Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2011).

The invention also provides compounds of the formula (IX)

in which R^(2a), R³, A¹, A² and A⁴ have the meanings described above and X¹ and X² represent halogen (preferably fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, particularly preferably chlorine or fluorine).

Preference is given to compounds of the formula (IX) in which A¹ represents nitrogen, A² represents N-methyl, A⁴ represents CH, X¹ represents halogen, X² represents halogen and

R^(2a) and R³ have the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

Particular preference is given to compounds of the formula (IX) in which A¹ represents nitrogen, A² represents N-methyl, A⁴ represents CH, X¹ represents chlorine or fluorine, X² represents chlorine or fluorine and

R^(2a) and R³ have the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

The invention also provides compounds of the formula (XI)

in which R¹, R^(2a), R³, A¹, A² and A⁴ have the meanings described above and X¹ represents halogen (preferably fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, particularly preferably chlorine or fluorine).

Preference is given to compounds of the formula (XI) in which A¹ represents nitrogen, A² represents N-methyl, A⁴ represents CH, X¹ represents halogen and

R¹, R^(2a) and R³ have the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

Particular preference is given to compounds of the formula (XI) in which A¹ represents nitrogen, A² represents N-methyl, A⁴ represents CH, X¹ represents chlorine or fluorine and

R¹, R^(2a) and R³ have the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

The invention also provides compounds of the formula (XII)

in which R¹, R^(2a), R³, A¹, A² and A⁴ have the meanings described above and X¹ represents halogen (preferably fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, particularly preferably chlorine or fluorine).

Preference is given to compounds of the formula (XII) in which A¹ represents nitrogen, A² represents N-methyl, A⁴ represents CH, X¹ represents halogen and

R¹, R^(2a) and R³ have the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

Particular preference is given to compounds of the formula (XII) in which A¹ represents nitrogen, A² represents N-methyl, A⁴ represents CH, X¹ represents chlorine or fluorine and

R¹, R^(2a) and R³ have the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

The invention also provides compounds of the formula (XIII)

in which R¹, R^(2a), R³, A¹, A² and A⁴ have the meanings described above and X¹ represents halogen (preferably fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, particularly preferably chlorine or fluorine).

Preference is given to compounds of the formula (XIII) in which A¹ represents nitrogen, A² represents N-methyl, A⁴ represents CH, X¹ represents halogen and

R¹, R^(2a) and R³ have the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b).

Particular preference is given to compounds of the formula (XIII) in which A¹ represents nitrogen, A² represents N-methyl, A⁴ represents CH, X¹ represents chlorine or fluorine and

R¹, R^(2a) and R³ have the meanings described in configuration (1) or configuration (1-1) or configuration (1-2) or configuration (2) or configuration (2-1) or configuration (2-2) or configuration (3) or configuration (3-1) or configuration (3-2) or configuration (4) or configuration (4-1) or configuration (4-2) or configuration (5-2a) or configuration (5-2b). Methods and uses

The invention also relates to methods for controlling animal pests, in which compounds of the formula (I) are allowed to act on animal pests and/or their habitat. The control of the animal pests is preferably carried out in agriculture and forestry, and in material protection. Preferably excluded from this are methods for the surgical or therapeutic treatment of the human or animal body and diagnostic methods carried out on the human or animal body.

The invention further relates to the use of the compounds of the formula (I) as pesticides, especially crop protection agents.

In the context of the present application, the term “pesticide” also always comprises the term “crop protection agent”.

The compounds of the formula (I), given good plant tolerance, favourable homeotherm toxicity and good environmental compatibility, are suitable for protecting plants and plant organs against biotic and abiotic stress factors, for increasing harvest yields, for improving the quality of the harvested material and for controlling animal pests, especially insects, arachnids, helminths, nematodes and molluscs, which are encountered in agriculture, in horticulture, in animal husbandry, in aquatic cultures, in forests, in gardens and leisure facilities, in the protection of stored products and of materials, and in the hygiene sector. They can preferably be used as pesticides. They are active against normally sensitive and resistant species and also against all or some stages of development. The abovementioned pests include:

pests from the phylum of the Arthropoda, especially from the class of the Arachnida, for example Acarus spp., for example Acarus siro, Aceria kuko, Aceria sheldoni, Aculops spp., Aculus spp., for example Aculus fockeui, Aculus schlechtendali, Amblyomma spp., Amphitetranychus viennensis, Argas spp., Boophilus spp., Brevipalpus spp., for example Brevipalpus phoenicis, Bryobia graminum, Bryobia praetiosa, Centruroides spp., Chorioptes spp., Dermanyssus gallinae, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, Dermatophagoides farinae, Dermacentor spp., Eotetranychus spp., for example Eotetranychus hicoriae, Epitrimerus pyri, Eutetranychus spp., for example Eutetranychus banksi, Eriophyes spp., for example Eriophyes pyri, Glycyphagus domesticus, Halotydeus destructor, Hemitarsonemus spp., for example Hemitarsonemus latus (=Polyphagotarsonemus latus), Hyalomma spp., Ixodes spp., Latrodectus spp., Loxosceles spp., Neutrombicula autumnalis, Nuphersa spp., Oligonychus spp., for example Oligonychus coniferarum, Oligonychus ilicis, Oligonychus indicus, Oligonychus mangiferus, Oligonychus pratensis, Oligonychus punicae, Oligonychus yothersi, Ornithodorus spp., Ornithonyssus spp., Panonychus spp., for example Panonychus citri (=Metatetranychus citri), Panonychus ulmi (=Metatetranychus ulmi), Phyllocoptruta oleivora, Platytetranychus multidigituli, Polyphagotarsonemus latus, Psoroptes spp., Rhipicephalus spp., Rhizoglyphus spp., Sarcoptes spp., Scorpio maurus, Steneotarsonemus spp., Steneotarsonemus spinki, Tarsonemus spp., for example Tarsonemus confusus, Tarsonemus pallidus, Tetranychus spp., for example Tetranychus canadensis, Tetranychus cinnabarinus, Tetranychus turkestani, Tetranychus urticae, Trombicula alfreddugesi, Vaejovis spp., Vasates lycopersici; from the class of the Chilopoda, for example Geophilus spp., Scutigera spp.; from the order or the class of the Collembola, for example Onychiurus armatus; Sminthurus viridis; from the class of the Diplopoda, for example Blaniulus guttulatus; from the class of the Insecta, for example from the order of the Blattodea, for example Blatta orientalis, Blattella asahinai, Blattella germanica, Leucophaea maderae, Loboptera decipiens, Neostylopyga rhombifolia, Panchlora spp., Parcoblatta spp., Periplaneta spp., for example Periplaneta americana, Periplaneta australasiae, Pycnoscelus surinamensis, Supella longipalpa; from the order of the Coleoptera, for example Acalymma vittatum, Acanthoscelides obtectus, Adoretus spp., Aethina tumida, Agelastica alni, Agriotes spp., for example Agriotes linneatus, Agriotes mancus, Alphitobius diaperinus, Amphimallon solstitialis, Anobium punctatum, Anoplophora spp., Anthonomus spp., for example Anthonomus grandis, Anthrenus spp., Apion spp., Apogonia spp., Atomaria spp., for example Atomaria linearis, Attagenus spp., Baris caerulescens, Bruchidius obtectus, Bruchus spp., for example Bruchus pisorum, Bruchus rufimanus, Cassida spp., Cerotoma trifurcata, Ceutorrhynchus spp., for example Ceutorrhynchus assimilis, Ceutorrhynchus quadridens, Ceutorrhynchus rapae, Chaetocnema spp., for example Chaetocnema confinis, Chaetocnema denticulata, Chaetocnema ectypa, Cleonus mendicus, Conoderus spp., Cosmopolites spp., for example Cosmopolites sordidus, Costelytra zealandica, Ctenicera spp., Curculio spp., for example Curculio caryae, Curculio caryatrypes, Curculio obtusus, Curculio sayi, Cryptolestes ferrugineus, Cryptolestes pusillus, Cryptorhynchus lapathi, Cryptorhynchus mangiferae, Cylindrocopturus spp., Cylindrocopturus adspersus, Cylindrocopturus furnissi, Dermestes spp., Diabrotica spp., for example Diabrotica balteata, Diabrotica barberi, Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi, Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, Diabrotica virgifera zeae, Dichocrocis spp., Dicladispa armigera, Diloboderus spp., Epicaerus spp., Epilachna spp., for example Epilachna borealis, Epilachna varivestis, Epitrix spp., for example Epitrix cucumeris, Epitrix fuscula, Epitrix hirtipennis, Epitrix subcrinita, Epitrix tuberis, Faustinus spp., Gibbium psylloides, Gnathocerus cornutus, Hellula undalis, Heteronychus arator, Heteronyx spp., Hylamorpha elegans, Hylotrupes bajulus, Hypera postica, Hypomeces squamosus, Hypothenemus spp., for example Hypothenemus hampei, Hypothenemus obscurus, Hypothenemus pubescens, Lachnosterna consanguinea, Lasioderma serricorne, Latheticus oryzae, Lathridius spp., Lema spp., Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Leucoptera spp., for example Leucoptera coffeella, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, Listronotus (=Hyperodes) spp., Lixus spp., Luperomorpha xanthodera, Luperodes spp., Lyctus spp., Megascelis spp., Melanotus spp., for example Melanotus longulus oregonensis, Meligethes aeneus, Melolontha spp., for example Melolontha melolontha, Migdolus spp., Monochamus spp., Naupactus xanthographus, Necrobia spp., Neogalerucella spp., Niptus hololeucus, Oryctes rhinoceros, Oryzaephilus surinamensis, Oryzaphagus oryzae, Otiorhynchus spp., for example Otiorhynchus cribricollis, Otiorhynchus ligustici, Otiorhynchus ovatus, Otiorhynchus rugosostriarus, Otiorhynchus sulcatus, Oulema spp., Oulema oryzae, Oxycetonia jucunda, Phaedon cochleariae, Phyllophaga spp., Phyllophaga helleri, Phyllotreta spp., for example Phyllotreta armoraciae, Phyllotreta pusilla, Phyllotreta ramosa, Phyllotreta striolata, Popillia japonica, Premnotrypes spp., Prostephanus truncatus, Psylliodes spp., for example Psylliodes affinis, Psylliodes chrysocephala, Psylliodes punctulata, Ptinus spp., Rhizobius ventralis, Rhizopertha dominica, Rhynchophorus spp., Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, Rhynchophorus palmarum, Sinoxylon perforans, Sitophilus spp., for example Sitophilus granarius, Sitophilus linearis, Sitophilus oryzae, Sitophilus zeamais, Sphenophorus spp., Stegobium paniceum, Stemechus spp., for example Stemechus paludatus, Symphyletes spp., Tanymecus spp., for example Tanymecus dilaticollis, Tanymecus indicus, Tanymecus palliatus, Tenebrio molitor, Tenebrioides mauretanicus, Tribolium spp., for example Tribolium audax, Tribolium castaneum, Tribolium confusum, Trogoderma spp., Tychius spp., Xylotrechus spp., Zabrus spp., for example Zabrus tenebrioides; from the order of the Dermaptera, for example Anisolabis maritime, Forficula auricularia, Labidura riparia; from the order of the Diptera, for example Aedes spp., for example Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Aedes sticticus, Aedes vexans, Agromyza spp., for example Agromyza frontella, Agromyza parvicornis, Anastrepha spp., Anopheles spp., for example Anopheles quadrimaculatus, Anopheles gambiae, Asphondylia spp., Bactrocera spp., for example Bactrocera cucurbitae, Bactrocera dorsalis, Bactrocera oleae, Bibio hortulanus, Calliphora erythrocephala, Calliphora vicina, Ceratitis capitata, Chironomus spp., Chrysomya spp., Chrysops spp., Chrysozona pluvialis, Cochliomya spp., Contarinia spp., for example Contarinia johnsoni, Contarinia nasturtii, Contarinia pyrivora, Contarinia schulzi, Contarinia sorghicola, Contarinia tritici, Cordylobia anthropophaga, Cricotopus sylvestris, Culex spp., for example Culex pipiens, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culicoides spp., Culiseta spp., Cuterebra spp., Dacus oleae, Dasineura spp., for example Dasineura brassicae, Delia spp., for example Delia antiqua, Delia coarctata, Delia florilega, Delia platura, Delia radicum, Dermatobia hominis, Drosophila spp., for example Drosphila melanogaster, Drosophila suzukii, Echinocnemus spp., Euleia heraclei, Fannia spp., Gasterophilus spp., Glossina spp., Haematopota spp., Hydrellia spp., Hydrellia griseola, Hylemya spp., Hippobosca spp., Hypoderma spp., Liriomyza spp., for example Liriomyza brassicae, Liriomyza huidobrensis, Liriomyza sativae, Lucilia spp., for example Lucilia cuprina, Lutzomyia spp., Mansonia spp., Musca spp., for example Musca domestica, Musca domestica vicina, Oestrus spp., Oscinella frit, Paratanytarsus spp., Paralauterbomiella subcincta, Pegomya spp., for example Pegomya betae, Pegomya hyoscyami, Pegomya rubivora, Phlebotomus spp., Phorbia spp., Phormia spp., Piophila casei, Platyparea poeciloptera, Prodiplosis spp., Psila rosae, Rhagoletis spp., for example Rhagoletis cingulata, Rhagoletis completa, Rhagoletis fausta, Rhagoletis indifferens, Rhagoletis mendax, Rhagoletis pomonella, Sarcophaga spp., Simulium spp., for example Simulium meridionale, Stomoxys spp., Tabanus spp., Tetanops spp., Tipula spp., for example Tipula paludosa, Tipula simplex, Toxotrypana curvicauda; from the order of the Hemiptera, for example Acizzia acaciaebaileyanae, Acizzia dodonaeae, Acizzia uncatoides, Acrida turrita, Acyrthosipon spp., for example Acyrthosiphon pisum, Acrogonia spp., Aeneolamia spp., Agonoscena spp., Aleurocanthus spp., Aleyrodes proletella, Aleurolobus barodensis, Aleurothrixus floccosus, Allocaridara malayensis, Amrasca spp., for example Amrasca bigutulla, Amrasca devastans, Anuraphis cardui, Aonidiella spp., for example Aonidiella aurantii, Aonidiella citrina, Aonidiella inomata, Aphanostigma piri, Aphis spp., for example Aphis citricola, Aphis craccivora, Aphis fabae, Aphis forbesi, Aphis glycines, Aphis gossypii, Aphis hederae, Aphis illinoisensis, Aphis middletoni, Aphis nasturtii, Aphis nerii, Aphis pomi, Aphis spiraecola, Aphis vibumiphila, Arboridia apicalis, Arytainilla spp., Aspidiella spp., Aspidiotus spp., for example Aspidiotus nerii, Atanus spp., Aulacorthum solani, Bemisia tabaci, Blastopsylla occidentalis, Boreioglycaspis melaleucae, Brachycaudus helichrysi, Brachycolus spp., Brevicoryne brassicae, Cacopsylla spp., for example Cacopsylla pyricola, Calligypona marginata, Capulinia spp., Carneocephala fulgida, Ceratovacuna lanigera, Cercopidae, Ceroplastes spp., Chaetosiphon fragaefolii, Chionaspis tegalensis, Chlorita onukii, Chondracris rosea, Chromaphis juglandicola, Chrysomphalus aonidum, Chrysomphalus ficus, Cicadulina mbila, Coccomytilus halli, Coccus spp., for example Coccus hesperidum, Coccus longulus, Coccus pseudomagnoliarum, Coccus viridis, Cryptomyzus ribis, Cryptoneossa spp., Ctenarytaina spp., Dalbulus spp., Dialeurodes chittendeni, Dialeurodes citri, Diaphorina citri, Diaspis spp., Diuraphis spp., Drosicha spp., Dysaphis spp., for example Dysaphis apiifolia, Dysaphis plantaginea, Dysaphis tulipae, Dysmicoccus spp., Empoasca spp., for example Empoasca abrupta, Empoasca fabae, Empoasca maligna, Empoasca solana, Empoasca stevensi, Eriosoma spp., for example Eriosoma americanum, Eriosoma lanigerum, Eriosoma pyricola, Erythroneura spp., Eucalyptolyma spp., Euphyllura spp., Euscelis bilobatus, Ferrisia spp., Fiorinia spp., Furcaspis oceanica, Geococcus coffeae, Glycaspis spp., Heteropsylla cubana, Heteropsylla spinulosa, Homalodisca coagulata, Hyalopterus arundinis, Hyalopterus pruni, Icerya spp., for example Icerya purchasi, Idiocerus spp., Idioscopus spp., Laodelphax striatellus, Lecanium spp., for example Lecanium corni (=Parthenolecanium comi), Lepidosaphes spp., for example Lepidosaphes ulmi, Lipaphis erysimi, Lopholeucaspis japonica, Lycorma delicatula, Macrosiphum spp., for example Macrosiphum euphorbiae, Macrosiphum lilii, Macrosiphum rosae, Macrosteles facifrons, Mahanarva spp., Melanaphis sacchari, Metcalfiella spp., Metcalfa pruinosa, Metopolophium dirhodum, Monellia costalis, Monelliopsis pecanis, Myzus spp., for example Myzus ascalonicus, Myzus cerasi, Myzus ligustri, Myzus omatus, Myzus persicae, Myzus nicotianae, Nasonovia ribisnigri, Neomaskellia spp., Nephotettix spp., for example Nephotettix cincticeps, Nephotettix nigropictus, Nettigoniclla spectra, Nilaparvata lugens, Oncometopia spp., Orthezia praelonga, Oxya chinensis, Pachypsylla spp., Parabemisia myricae, Paratrioza spp., for example Paratrioza cockerelli, Parlatoria spp., Pemphigus spp., for example Pemphigus bursarius, Pemphigus populivenae, Peregrinus maidis, Perkinsiella spp., Phenacoccus spp., for example Phenacoccus madeirensis, Phloeomyzus passerinii, Phorodon humuli, Phylloxera spp., for example Phylloxera devastatrix, Phylloxera notabilis, Pinnaspis aspidistrae, Planococcus spp., for example Planococcus citri, Prosopidopsylla flava, Protopulvinaria pyriformis, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona, Pseudococcus spp., for example Pseudococcus calceolariae, Pseudococcus comstocki, Pseudococcus longispinus, Pseudococcus maritimus, Pseudococcus vibumi, Psyllopsis spp., Psylla spp., for example Psylla buxi, Psylla mali, Psylla pyri, Pteromalus spp., Pulvinaria spp., Pyrilla spp., Quadraspidiotus spp., for example Quadraspidiotus juglansregiae, Quadraspidiotus ostreaeformis, Quadraspidiotus pemiciosus, Quesada gigas, Rastrococcus spp., Rhopalosiphum spp., for example Rhopalosiphum maidis, Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae, Rhopalosiphum padi, Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale, Saissetia spp., for example Saissetia coffeae, Saissetia miranda, Saissetia neglecta, Saissetia oleae, Scaphoideus titanus, Schizaphis graminum, Selenaspidus articulatus, Sitobion avenae, Sogata spp., Sogatella furcifera, Sogatodes spp., Stictocephala festina, Siphoninus phillyreae, Tenalaphara malayensis, Tetragonocephela spp., Tinocallis caryaefoliae, Tomaspis spp., Toxoptera spp., for example Toxoptera aurantii, Toxoptera citricidus, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Trioza spp., for example Trioza diospyri, Typhlocyba spp., Unaspis spp., Viteus vitifolii, Zygina spp.; from the suborder of the Heteroptera, for example Aelia spp., Anasa tristis, Antestiopsis spp., Boisea spp., Blissus spp., Calocoris spp., Campylomma livida, Cavelerius spp., Cimex spp., for example Cimex adjunctus, Cimex hemipterus, Cimex lectularius, Cimex pilosellus, Collaria spp., Creontiades dilutus, Dasynus piperis, Dichelops furcatus, Diconocoris hewetti, Dysdercus spp., Euschistus spp., for example Euschistus heros, Euschistus servus, Euschistus tristigmus, Euschistus variolarius, Eurydema spp., Eurygaster spp., Halyomorpha halys, Heliopeltis spp., Horcias nobilellus, Leptocorisa spp., Leptocorisa varicornis, Leptoglossus occidentalis, Leptoglossus phyllopus, Lygocoris spp., for example Lygocoris pabulinus, Lygus spp., for example Lygus elisus, Lygus hesperus, Lygus lineolaris, Macropes excavatus, Megacopta cribraria, Miridae, Monalonion atratum, Nezara spp., for example Nezara viridula, Nysius spp., Oebalus spp., Pentomidae, Piesma quadrata, Piezodorus spp., for example Piezodorus guildinii, Psallus spp., Pseudacysta persea, Rhodnius spp., Sahlbergella singularis, Scaptocoris castanea, Scotinophora spp., Stephanitis nashi, Tibraca spp., Triatoma spp.; from the order of the Hymenoptera, for example Acromyrmex spp., Athalia spp., for example Athalia rosae, Atta spp., Camponotus spp., Dolichovespula spp., Diprion spp., for example Diprion similis, Hoplocampa spp., for example Hoplocampa cookei, Hoplocampa testudinea, Lasius spp., Linepithema humile, Monomorium pharaonis, Paratrechina spp., Paravespula spp., Plagiolepis spp., Sirex spp., Solenopsis invicta, Tapinoma spp., Technomyrmex albipes, Urocerus spp., Vespa spp., for example Vespa crabro, Wasmannia auropunctata, Xeris spp.; from the order of the Isopoda, for example Armadillidium vulgare, Oniscus asellus, Porcellio scaber; from the order of the Isoptera, for example Coptotermes spp., for example Coptotermes formosanus, Comitermes cumulans, Cryptotermes spp., Incisitermes spp., Kalotermes spp., Microtermes obesi, Nasutitermes spp., Odontotermes spp., Porotermes spp., Reticulitermes spp., for example Reticulitermes flavipes, Reticulitermes hesperus; from the order of the Lepidoptera, for example Achroia grisella, Acronicta major, Adoxophyes spp., for example Adoxophyes orana, Aedia leucomelas, Agrotis spp., for example Agrotis segetum, Agrotis ipsilon, Alabama spp., for example Alabama argillacea, Amyelois transitella, Anarsia spp., Anticarsia spp., for example Anticarsia gemmatalis, Argyroploce spp., Autographa spp., Barathra brassicae, Blastodacna atra, Borbo cinnara, Bucculatrix thurberiella, Bupalus piniarius, Busseola spp., Cacoecia spp., Caloptilia theivora, Capua reticulana, Carpocapsa pomonella, Carposina niponensis, Cheimatobia brumata, Chilo spp., for example Chilo plejadellus, Chilo suppressalis, Choreutis pariana, Choristoneura spp., Chrysodeixis chalcites, Clysia ambiguella, Cnaphalocerus spp., Cnaphalocrocis medinalis, Cnephasia spp., Conopomorpha spp., Conotrachelus spp., Copitarsia spp., Cydia spp., for example Cydia nigricana, Cydia pomonella, Dalaca noctuides, Diaphania spp., Diparopsis spp., Diatraea saccharalis, Earias spp., Ecdytolopha aurantium, Elasmopalpus lignosellus, Eldana saccharina, Ephestia spp., for example Ephestia elutella, Ephestia kuehniella, Epinotia spp., Epiphyas postvittana, Erannis spp., Erschoviella musculana, Etiella spp., Eudocima spp., Eulia spp., Eupoecilia ambiguella, Euproctis spp., for example Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Euxoa spp., Feltia spp., Galleria mellonella, Gracillaria spp., Grapholitha spp., for example Grapholita molesta, Grapholita prunivora, Hedylepta spp., Helicoverpa spp., for example Helicoverpa armigera, Helicoverpa zea, Heliothis spp., for example Heliothis virescens, Hofmannophila pseudospretella, Homoeosoma spp., Homona spp., Hyponomeuta padella, Kakivoria flavofasciata, Lampides spp., Laphygma spp., Laspeyresia molesta, Leucinodes orbonalis, Leucoptera spp., for example Leucoptera coffeella, Lithocolletis spp., for example Lithocolletis blancardella, Lithophane antennata, Lobesia spp., for example Lobesia botrana, Loxagrotis albicosta, Lymantria spp., for example Lymantria dispar, Lyonetia spp., for example Lyonetia clerkella, Malacosoma neustria, Maruca testulalis, Mamestra brassicae, Melanitis leda, Mocis spp., Monopis obviella, Mythimna separata, Nemapogon cloacellus, Nymphula spp., Oiketicus spp., Omphisa spp., Operophtera spp., Oria spp., Orthaga spp., Ostrinia spp., for example Ostrinia nubilalis, Oulema melanopus, Oulema oryzae, Panolis flammea, Parnara spp., Pectinophora spp., for example Pectinophora gossypiella, Perileucoptera spp., Phthorimaea spp., for example Phthorimaea operculella, Phyllocnistis citrella, Phyllonorycter spp., for example Phyllonorycter blancardella, Phyllonorycter crataegella, Pieris spp., for example Pieris rapae, Platynota stultana, Plodia interpunctella, Plusia spp., Plutella xylostella (=Plutella maculipennis), Prays spp., Prodenia spp., Protoparce spp., Pseudaletia spp., for example Pseudaletia unipuncta, Pseudoplusia includens, Pyrausta nubilalis, Rachiplusia nu, Schoenobius spp., for example Schoenobius bipunctifer, Scirpophaga spp., for example Scirpophaga innotata, Scotia segetum, Sesamia spp., for example Sesamia inferens, Sparganothis spp., Spodoptera spp., for example Spodoptera eradiana, Spodoptera exigua, Spodoptera frugiperda, Spodoptera praefica, Stathmopoda spp., Stenoma spp., Stomopteryx subsecivella, Synanthedon spp., Tecia solanivora, Thaumetopoea spp., Thermesia gemmatalis, Tinea cloacella, Tinea pellionella, Tineola bisselliella, Tortrix spp., Trichophaga tapetzella, Trichoplusia spp., for example Trichoplusia ni, Tryporyza incertulas, Tuta absoluta, Virachola spp.; from the order of the Orthoptera or Saltatoria, for example Acheta domesticus, Dichroplus spp., Gryllotalpa spp., for example Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa, Hieroglyphus spp., Locusta spp., for example Locusta migratoria, Melanoplus spp., for example Melanoplus devastator, Paratlanticus ussuriensis, Schistocerca gregaria; from the order of the Phthiraptera, for example Damalinia spp., Haematopinus spp., Linognathus spp., Pediculus spp., Phylloxera vastatrix, Phthirus pubis, Trichodectes spp.; from the order of the Psocoptera, for example Lepinotus spp., Liposcelis spp.; from the order of the Siphonaptera, for example Ceratophyllus spp., Ctenocephalides spp., for example Ctenocephalides canis, Ctenocephalides felis, Pulex irritans, Tunga penetrans, Xenopsylla cheopis; from the order of the Thysanoptera, for example Anaphothrips obscurus, Baliothrips biformis, Chaetanaphothrips leeuweni, Drepanothrips reuteri, Enneothrips flavens, Frankliniella spp., for example Frankliniella fusca, Frankliniella occidentalis, Frankliniella schultzei, Frankliniella tritici, Frankliniella vaccinii, Frankliniella williamsi, Haplothrips spp., Heliothrips spp., Hercinothrips femoralis, Rhipiphorothrips cruentatus, Scirtothrips spp., Taeniothrips cardamomi, Thrips spp., for example Thrips palmi, Thrips tabaci; from the order of the Zygentoma (=Thysanura), for example Ctenolepisma spp., Lepisma saccharina, Lepismodes inquilinus, Thermobia domestica; from the class of the Symphyla, for example Scutigerella spp., for example Scutigerella immaculata; pests from the phylum of the Mollusca, in particular from the class of the Bivalvia, for example Dreissena spp.; and also from the class of the Gastropoda, for example Arion spp., for example Arion ater rufus, Biomphalaria spp., Bulinus spp., Deroceras spp., for example Deroceras laeve, Galba spp., Lymnaea spp., Oncomelania spp., Pomacea spp., Succinea spp.; animal and human parasites from the phyla of the Platyhelminthes and Nematoda, for example Aelurostrongylus spp., Amidostomum spp., Ancylostoma spp., Angiostrongylus spp., Anisakis spp., Anoplocephala spp., Ascaris spp., Ascaridia spp., Baylisascaris spp., Brugia spp., Bunostomum spp., Capillaria spp., Chabertia spp., Clonorchis spp., Cooperia spp., Crenosoma spp., Cyathostoma spp., Dicrocoelium spp., Dictyocaulus spp., Diphyllobothrium spp., Dipylidium spp., Dirofilaria spp., Dracunculus spp., Echinococcus spp., Echinostoma spp., Enterobius spp., Eucoleus spp., Fasciola spp., Fascioloides spp., Fasciolopsis spp., Filaroides spp., Gongylonema spp., Gyrodactylus spp., Habronema spp., Haemonchus spp., Heligmosomoides spp., Heterakis spp., Hymenolepis spp., Hyostrongylus spp., Litomosoides spp., Loa spp., Metastrongylus spp., Metorchis spp., Mesocestoides spp., Moniezia spp., Muellerius spp., Necator spp., Nematodirus spp., Nippostrongylus spp., Oesophagostomum spp., Ollulanus spp., Onchocerca spp., Opisthorchis spp., Oslerus spp., Ostertagia spp., Oxyuris spp., Paracapillaria spp., Parafilaria spp., Paragonimus spp., Paramphistomum spp., Paranoplocephala spp., Parascaris spp., Passalurus spp., Protostrongylus spp., Schistosoma spp., Setaria spp., Spirocerca spp., Stephanofilaria spp., Stephanurus spp., Strongyloides spp., Strongylus spp., Syngamus spp., Taenia spp., Teladorsagia spp., Thelazia spp., Toxascaris spp., Toxocara spp., Trichinella spp., Trichobilharzia spp., Trichostrongylus spp., Trichuris spp., Uncinaria spp., Wuchereria spp.; plant pests from the phylum of the Nematoda, i.e. phytoparasitic nematodes, especially Aglenchus spp., for example Aglenchus agricola, Anguina spp., for example Anguina tritici, Aphelenchoides spp., for example Aphelenchoides arachidis, Aphelenchoides fragariae, Belonolaimus spp., for example Belonolaimus gracilis, Belonolaimus longicaudatus, Belonolaimus nortoni, Bursaphelenchus spp., for example Bursaphelenchus cocophilus, Bursaphelenchus eremus, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, Cacopaurus spp., for example Cacopaurus pestis, Criconemella spp., for example Criconemella curvata, Criconemella onoensis, Criconemella ornata, Criconemella rusium, Criconemella xenoplax (=Mesocriconema xenoplax), Criconemoides spp., for example Criconemoides ferniae, Criconemoides onoense, Criconemoides ornatum, Ditylenchus spp., for example Ditylenchus dipsaci, Dolichodorus spp., Globodera spp., for example Globodera pallida, Globodera rostochiensis, Helicotylenchus spp., for example Helicotylenchus dihystera, Hemicriconemoides spp., Hemicycliophora spp., Heterodera spp., for example Heterodera avenae, Heterodera glycines, Heterodera schachtii, Hoplolaimus spp., Longidorus spp., for example Longidorus africanus, Meloidogyne spp., for example Meloidogyne chitwoodi, Meloidogyne fallax, Meloidogyne hapla, Meloidogyne incognita, Meloinema spp., Nacobbus spp., Neotylenchus spp., Paralongidorus spp., Paraphelenchus spp., Paratrichodorus spp., for example Paratrichodorus minor, Pratylenchus spp., for example Pratylenchus penetrans, Pseudohalenchus spp., Psilenchus spp., Punctodera spp., Quinisulcius spp., Radopholus spp., for example Radopholus citrophilus, Radopholus similis, Rotylenchulus spp., Rotylenchus spp., Scutellonema spp., Subanguina spp., Trichodorus spp., for example Trichodorus obtusus, Trichodorus primitivus, Tylenchulus spp., Tylenchorhynchus spp., for example Tylenchorhynchus annulatus, Tylenchulus spp., for example Tylenchulus semipenetrans, Xiphinema spp., for example Xiphinema index.

In addition, it is possible to control, from the sub-kingdom of the Protozoa, the order of the Coccidia, for example Eimeria spp.

The compounds of the formula (I) can optionally, at certain concentrations or application rates, also be used as herbicides, safeners, growth regulators or agents to improve plant properties, as microbicides or gametocides, for example as fungicides, antimycotics, bactericides, virucides (including agents against viroids) or as agents against MLO (mycoplasma-like organisms) and RLO (rickettsia-like organisms). If appropriate, they can also be used as intermediates or precursors for the synthesis of other active compounds.

Formulations

The present invention further relates to formulations and use forms prepared therefrom as pesticides, for example drench, drip and spray liquors, comprising at least one compound of the formula (I). In some cases, the use forms comprise further pesticides and/or adjuvants which improve action, such as penetrants, e.g. vegetable oils, for example rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, mineral oils, for example paraffin oils, alkyl esters of vegetable fatty acids, for example rapeseed oil methyl ester or soya oil methyl ester, or alkanol alkoxylates and/or spreaders, for example alkylsiloxanes and/or salts, for example organic or inorganic ammonium or phosphonium salts, for example ammonium sulphate or diammonium hydrogenphosphate and/or retention promoters, for example dioctyl sulphosuccinate or hydroxypropylguar polymers and/or humectants, for example glycerol and/or fertilizers, for example ammonium-, potassium- or phosphorus-containing fertilizers.

Customary formulations are, for example, water-soluble liquids (SL), emulsion concentrates (EC), emulsions in water (EW), suspension concentrates (SC, SE, FS, OD), water-dispersible granules (WG), granules (GR) and capsule concentrates (CS); these and further possible formulation types are described, for example, by Crop Life International and in Pesticide Specifications, Manual on development and use of FAO and WHO specifications for pesticides, FAO Plant Production and Protection Papers—173, prepared by the FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Specifications, 2004, ISBN: 9251048576. The formulations, in addition to one or more compounds of the formula (I), optionally comprise further agrochemically active compounds.

Preference is given to formulations or use forms comprising auxiliaries, for example extenders, solvents, spontaneity promoters, carriers, emulsifiers, dispersants, frost protection agents, biocides, thickeners and/or further auxiliaries, for example adjuvants. An adjuvant in this context is a component which enhances the biological effect of the formulation, without the component itself having any biological effect. Examples of adjuvants are agents which promote retention, spreading, attachment to the leaf surface or penetration.

These formulations are prepared in a known way, for example by mixing the compounds of the formula (I) with auxiliaries such as, for example, extenders, solvents and/or solid carriers and/or other auxiliaries such as, for example, surfactants. The formulations are produced either in suitable facilities or else before or during application.

The auxiliaries used may be substances suitable for imparting special properties, such as certain physical, technical and/or biological properties, to the formulation of the compounds of the formula (I), or to the use forms prepared from these formulations (for example ready-to-use pesticides such as spray liquors or seed dressing products).

Suitable extenders are, for example, water, polar and nonpolar organic chemical liquids, for example from the classes of the aromatic and non-aromatic hydrocarbons (such as paraffins, alkylbenzenes, alkylnaphthalenes, chlorobenzenes), the alcohols and polyols (which, if appropriate, may also be substituted, etherified and/or esterified), the ketones (such as acetone, cyclohexanone), esters (including fats and oils) and (poly)ethers, the unsubstituted and substituted amines, amides, lactams (such as N-alkylpyrrolidones) and lactones, the sulphones and sulphoxides (such as dimethyl sulphoxide).

If the extender utilized is water, it is also possible to use, for example, organic solvents as auxiliary solvents. Useful liquid solvents are essentially: aromatics such as xylene, toluene or alkylnaphthalenes, chlorinated aromatics or chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons such as chlorobenzenes, chloroethylenes or methylene chloride, aliphatic hydrocarbons such as cyclohexane or paraffins, for example mineral oil fractions, mineral and vegetable oils, alcohols such as butanol or glycol and their ethers and esters, ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone or cyclohexanone, strongly polar solvents such as dimethylformamide and dimethyl sulphoxide, and water.

In principle, it is possible to use all suitable solvents. Examples of suitable solvents are aromatic hydrocarbons, such as xylene, toluene or alkylnaphthalenes, chlorinated aromatic or aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as chlorobenzene, chloroethylene or methylene chloride, aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as cyclohexane, paraffins, mineral oil fractions, mineral and vegetable oils, alcohols, such as methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, butanol or glycol and their ethers and esters, ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone or cyclohexanone, strongly polar solvents, such as dimethyl sulphoxide, and also water.

In principle, it is possible to use all suitable carriers. Useful carriers especially include: for example ammonium salts and ground natural minerals such as kaolins, clays, talc, chalk, quartz, attapulgite, montmorillonite or diatomaceous earth, and ground synthetic materials such as finely divided silica, alumina and natural or synthetic silicates, resins, waxes and/or solid fertilizers. It is likewise possible to use mixtures of such carriers. Useful carriers for granules include: for example crushed and fractionated natural rocks such as calcite, marble, pumice, sepiolite, dolomite, and synthetic granules of inorganic and organic flours, and also granules of organic material such as sawdust, paper, coconut shells, corn cobs and tobacco stalks.

It is also possible to use liquefied gaseous extenders or solvents. Especially suitable are those extenders or carriers which are gaseous at standard temperature and under atmospheric pressure, for example aerosol propellants such as halogenated hydrocarbons, and also butane, propane, nitrogen and carbon dioxide.

Examples of emulsifiers and/or foam formers, dispersants or wetting agents having ionic or nonionic properties or mixtures of these surface-active substances are salts of polyacrylic acid, salts of lignosulphonic acid, salts of phenolsulphonic acid or naphthalenesulphonic acid, polycondensates of ethylene oxide with fatty alcohols or with fatty acids or with fatty amines, with substituted phenols (preferably alkylphenols or arylphenols), salts of sulphosuccinic esters, taurine derivatives (preferably alkyl taurates), phosphoric esters of polyethoxylated alcohols or phenols, fatty acid esters of polyols, and derivatives of the compounds containing sulphates, sulphonates and phosphates, for example alkylaryl polyglycol ethers, alkylsulphonates, alkyl sulphates, arylsulphonates, protein hydrolysates, lignosulphite waste liquors and methylcellulose. The presence of a surfactant is advantageous if one of the compounds of the formula (I) and/or one of the inert carriers is insoluble in water and when the application takes place in water.

Further auxiliaries which may be present in the formulations and the use forms derived therefrom are dyes such as inorganic pigments, for example iron oxide, titanium oxide and Prussian Blue, and organic dyes such as alizarin dyes, azo dyes and metal phthalocyanine dyes, and nutrients and trace nutrients such as salts of iron, manganese, boron, copper, cobalt, molybdenum and zinc.

Additional components may be stabilizers, such as cold stabilizers, preservatives, antioxidants, light stabilizers, or other agents which improve chemical and/or physical stability. Foam generators or antifoams may also be present.

In addition, the formulations and the use forms derived therefrom may also comprise, as additional auxiliaries, stickers such as carboxymethylcellulose and natural and synthetic polymers in the form of powders, granules or latices, such as gum arabic, polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl acetate, or else natural phospholipids such as cephalins and lecithins and synthetic phospholipids. Further auxiliaries may be mineral and vegetable oils.

It is possible if appropriate for still further auxiliaries to be present in the formulations and the use forms derived therefrom. Examples of such additives are fragrances, protective colloids, binders, adhesives, thickeners, thixotropic agents, penetrants, retention promoters, stabilizers, sequestrants, complexing agents, humectants, spreaders. In general, the compounds of the formula (I) can be combined with any solid or liquid additive commonly used for formulation purposes.

Useful retention promoters include all those substances which reduce dynamic surface tension, for example dioctyl sulphosuccinate, or increase viscoelasticity, for example hydroxypropylguar polymers.

Suitable penetrants in the present context are all those substances which are usually used for improving the penetration of agrochemical active compounds into plants. Penetrants are defined in this context by their ability to penetrate from the (generally aqueous) application liquor and/or from the spray coating into the cuticle of the plant and hence increase the mobility of the active compounds in the cuticle. The method described in the literature (Baur et al., 1997, Pesticide Science 51, 131-152) can be used for determining this property. Examples include alcohol alkoxylates such as coconut fatty ethoxylate (10) or isotridecyl ethoxylate (12), fatty acid esters, for example rapeseed oil methyl ester or soya oil methyl ester, fatty amine alkoxylates, for example tallowamine ethoxylate (15), or ammonium and/or phosphonium salts, for example ammonium sulphate or diammonium hydrogenphosphate.

The formulations preferably comprise between 0.00000001% and 98% by weight of the compound of the formula (I), more preferably between 0.01% and 95% by weight of the compound of the formula (I), most preferably between 0.5% and 90% by weight of the compound of the formula (I), based on the weight of the formulation.

The content of the compound of the formula (I) in the use forms prepared from the formulations (in particular pesticides) may vary within wide ranges. The concentration of the compound of the formula (I) in the use forms may typically be between 0.00000001% and 95% by weight of the compound of the formula (I), preferably between 0.00001% and 1% by weight, based on the weight of the use form. Application is accomplished in a customary manner appropriate for the use forms.

Mixtures

The compounds of the formula (I) can also be used in a mixture with one or more suitable fungicides, bactericides, acaricides, molluscicides, nematicides, insecticides, microbiological agents, beneficial organisms, herbicides, fertilizers, bird repellents, phytotonics, sterilants, safeners, semiochemicals and/or plant growth regulators, in order thus, for example, to broaden the spectrum of action, prolong the period of action, enhance the rate of action, prevent repellency or prevent evolution of resistance. In addition, active compound combinations of this kind can improve plant growth and/or tolerance to abiotic factors, for example high or low temperatures, to drought or to elevated water content or soil salinity. It is also possible to improve flowering and fruiting performance, optimize germination capacity and root development, facilitate harvesting and improve yields, influence maturation, improve the quality and/or the nutritional value of the harvested products, prolong storage life and/or improve the processability of the harvested products.

In addition, the compounds of the formula (I) may be present in a mixture with other active compounds or semiochemicals such as attractants and/or bird repellents and/or plant activators and/or growth regulators and/or fertilizers. Likewise, the compounds of the formula (I) can be used in mixtures with agents to improve plant properties, for example growth, yield and quality of the harvested material.

In a particular embodiment according to the invention, the compounds of the formula (I) are present in formulations or in the use forms prepared from these formulations in a mixture with further compounds, preferably those as described below.

If one of the compounds mentioned below can occur in different tautomeric forms, these forms are also included even if not explicitly mentioned in each case.

Insecticides/Acaricides/Nematicides

The active compounds specified here with their common names are known and are described for example in “The Pesticide Manual”, 16th ed., British Crop Protection Council 2012, or can be searched for on the Internet (e.g. http://www.alanwood.net/pesticides).

(1) Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors, such as, for example, carbamates, for example alanycarb, aldicarb, bendiocarb, benfuracarb, butocarboxim, butoxycarboxim, carbaryl, carbofuran, carbosulfan, ethiofencarb, fenobucarb, formetanate, furathiocarb, isoprocarb, methiocarb, methomyl, metolcarb, oxamyl, pirimicarb, propoxur, thiodicarb, thiofanox, triazamate, trimethacarb, XMC and xylylcarb; or organophosphates, for example acephate, azamethiphos, azinphos-ethyl, azinphos-methyl, cadusafos, chlorethoxyfos, chlorfenvinphos, chlormephos, chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, coumaphos, cyanophos, demeton-S-methyl, diazinon, dichlorvos/DDVP, dicrotophos, dimethoate, dimethylvinphos, disulfoton, EPN, ethion, ethoprophos, famphur, fenamiphos, fenitrothion, fenthion, fosthiazate, heptenophos, imicyafos, isofenphos, isopropyl O-(methoxyaminothiophosphoryl) salicylate, isoxathion, malathion, mecarbam, methamidophos, methidathion, mevinphos, monocrotophos, naled, omethoate, oxydemeton-methyl, parathion, parathion-methyl, phenthoate, phorate, phosalone, phosmet, phosphamidon, phoxim, pirimiphos-methyl, profenofos, propetamphos, prothiofos, pyraclofos, pyridaphenthion, quinalphos, sulfotep, tebupirimfos, temephos, terbufos, tetrachlorvinphos, thiometon, triazophos, triclorfon and vamidothion. (2) GABA-gated chloride channel antagonists, for example cyclodiene-organochlorines, e.g. chlordane and endosulfan or phenylpyrazoles (fiproles), e.g. ethiprole and fipronil. (3) Sodium channel modulators/voltage-gated sodium channel blockers, for example pyrethroids, e.g. acrinathrin, allethrin, d-cis-trans allethrin, d-trans allethrin, bifenthrin, bioallethrin, bioallethrin s-cyclopentenyl isomer, bioresmethrin, cycloprothrin, cyfluthrin, beta-cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, gamma-cyhalothrin, cypermethrin, alpha-cypermethrin, beta-cypermethrin, theta-cypermethrin, zeta-cypermethrin, cyphenothrin [(1R)-trans isomer], deltamethrin, empenthrin [(EZ)-(1R) isomer], esfenvalerate, etofenprox, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, flucythrinate, flumethrin, tau-fluvalinate, halfenprox, imiprothrin, kadethrin, momfluorothrin, permethrin, phenothrin [(1R)-trans isomer], prallethrin, pyrethrins (pyrethrum), resmethrin, silafluofen, tefluthrin, tetramethrin, tetramethrin [(1R) isomer)], tralomethrin and transfluthrin or DDT or methoxychlor. (4) Nicotinergic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) agonists, for example neonicotinoids, e.g. acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, nitenpyram, thiacloprid and thiamethoxam or nicotine or sulfoxaflor or flupyradifurone. (5) Allosteric activators of the nicotinergic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), for example spinosyns, e.g. spinetoram and spinosad. (6) Chloride channel activators, for example avermectins/milbemycins, e.g. abamectin, emamectin benzoate, lepimectin and milbemectin. (7) Juvenile hormone imitators, for example, juvenile hormone analogues, e.g. hydroprene, kinoprene and methoprene or fenoxycarb or pyriproxyfen. (8) Active compounds having unknown or nonspecific mechanisms of action, for example alkyl halides, e.g. methyl bromide and other alkyl halides; or chloropicrine or sulphuryl fluoride or borax or tartar emetic. (9) Selective antifeedants, e.g. pymetrozine or flonicamid. (10) Mite growth inhibitors, e.g. clofentezine, hexythiazox and diflovidazin or etoxazole. (11) Microbial disruptors of the insect gut membrane, e.g. Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis, Bacillus sphaericus, Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies aizawai, Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki, Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies tenebrionis, and BT plant proteins: Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, Cry1Fa, Cry2Ab, mCry3A, Cry3Ab, Cry3Bb, Cry34/35Ab1. (12) Oxidative phosphorylation inhibitors, ATP disruptors, for example diafenthiuron or organotin compounds, e.g. azocyclotin, cyhexatin and fenbutatin oxide or propargite or tetradifon. (13) Oxidative phosphorylation decouplers that interrupt the H proton gradient, for example chlorfenapyr, DNOC and sulfluramid. (14) Nicotinergic acetylcholine receptor antagonists, for example bensultap, cartap hydrochloride, thiocyclam, and thiosultap-sodium. (15) Chitin biosynthesis inhibitors, type 0, for example bistrifluron, chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, flucycloxuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron, lufenuron, novaluron, noviflumuron, teflubenzuron and triflumuron. (16) Chitin biosynthesis inhibitors, type 1, for example buprofezin. (17) Moulting inhibitors (especially for Diptera, i.e. dipterans), for example cyromazine. (18) Ecdysone receptor agonists, for example chromafenozide, halofenozide, methoxyfenozide and tebufenozide. (19) Octopaminergic agonists, for example amitraz. (20) Complex-III electron transport inhibitors, for example hydramethylnon or acequinocyl or fluacrypyrim. (21) Complex-I electron transport inhibitors, for example METI acaricides, e.g. fenazaquin, fenpyroximate, pyrimidifen, pyridaben, tebufenpyrad and tolfenpyrad or rotenone (Derris). (22) Voltage-gated sodium channel blockers, for example indoxacarb or metaflumizone. (23) Inhibitors of acetyl-CoA carboxylase, for example tetronic and tetramic acid derivatives, e.g. spirodiclofen, spiromesifen and spirotetramat. (24) Complex-IV electron transport inhibitors, for example phosphines, e.g. aluminium phosphide, calcium phosphide, phosphine and zinc phosphide or cyanide. (25) Complex-II electron transport inhibitors, for example cyenopyrafen and cyflumetofen. (28) Ryanodine receptor effectors, for example diamides, e.g. chlorantraniliprole, cyantraniliprole and flubendiamide.

Further active compounds having an unknown or unclear mechanism of action, for example afidopyropen, afoxolaner, azadirachtin, benclothiaz, benzoximate, bifenazate, broflanilide, bromopropylate, chinomethionat, cryolite, cyclaniliprole, cycloxaprid, cyhalodiamide, dicloromezotiaz, dicofol, diflovidazin, flometoquin, fluazaindolizine, fluensulfone, flufenerim, flufenoxystrobin, flufiprole, fluhexafon, fluopyram, fluralaner, fluxametamide, fufenozide, guadipyr, heptafluthrin, imidaclothiz, iprodione, lotilaner, meperfluthrin, paichongding, pyflubumide, pyridalyl, pyrifluquinazon, pyriminostrobin, sarolaner, tetramethylfluthrin, tetraniliprole, tetrachlorantraniliprole, tioxazafen, triflumezopyrim and iodomethane; and additionally preparations based on Bacillus firmus (1-1582, BioNeem, Votivo), and the following known active compounds: 1-{2-fluoro-4-methyl-5-[(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)sulphinyl]phenyl}-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5-amine (known from WO2006/043635), {1′-[(2E)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)prop-2-en-1-yl]-5-fluorospiro[indol-3,4′-piperidin]-1(2H)-yl}(2-chloropyridin-4-yl)methanon (known from WO2003/106457), 2-chloro-N-[2-{1-[(2E)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)prop-2-en-1-yl]piperidin-4-yl}-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]isonicotinamide (known from WO2006/003494), 3-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-4-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1,8-diazaspiro[4.5]dec-3-en-2-one (known from WO2009/049851), 3-(2,5-dimethylphenyl)-8-methoxy-2-oxo-1,8-diazaspiro[4.5]dec-3-en-4-ylethyl carbonate (known from WO2009/049851), 4-(but-2-yn-1-yloxy)-6-(3,5-dimethylpiperidin-1-yl)-5-fluoropyrimidine (known from WO2004/099160), 4-(but-2-yn-1-yloxy)-6-(3-chlorophenyl)pyrimidine (known from WO2003/076415), PF1364 (CAS Reg. No. 1204776-60-2), methyl 2-[2-({[3-bromo-1-(3-chloropyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl]carbonyl}amino)-5-chloro-3-methylbenzoyl]-2-methylhydrazinecarboxylate (known from WO2005/085216), methyl 2-[2-({[3-bromo-1-(3-chloropyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl]carbonyl}amino)-5-cyano-3-methylbenzoyl]-2-ethylhydrazinecarboxylate (known from WO2005/085216), methyl 2-[2-({[3-bromo-1-(3-chloropyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl]carbony 1}amino)-5-cyano-3-methylbenzoyl]-2-methylhydrazinecarboxylate (known from WO2005/085216), methyl 2-[3,5-dibromo-2-({[3-bromo-1-(3-chloropyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl]carbonyl}amino)benzoyl]-2-ethylhydrazinecarboxylate (known from WO2005/085216), N-[2-(5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-4-chloro-6-methylphenyl]-3-bromo-1-(3-chloropyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide (known from CN102057925), 4-[5-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl]-2-methyl-N-(1-oxidothietan-3-yl)benzamide (known from WO2009/080250), N-[(2E)-1-[(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)methyl]pyridin-2(1H)-ylidene]-2,2,2-trifluoroacetamide (known from WO2012/029672), 1-[(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)methyl]-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-1-ium-2-olate (known from WO2009/099929), 1-[(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)methyl]-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-1-ium-2-olate (known from WO2009/099929), 4-(3-({2, 6-dichloro-4-[(3,3-dichloroprop-2-en-1-yl)oxy]phenoxy}propoxy)-2-methoxy-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine (known from CN101337940), N-[2-(tert-butylcarbamoyl)-4-chloro-6-methylphenyl]-1-(3-chloropyridin-2-yl)-3-(fluoromethoxy)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide (known from WO2008/134969), butyl [2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-oxo-4-oxaspiro[4.5]dec-1-en-1-yl]carbonate (known from CN 102060818), (3E)-3-[1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-2-pyridinylidene]-1,1,1-trifluoropropan-2-one (known from WO2013/144213, N-(methylsulphonyl)-6-[2-(pyridin-3-yl)-1,3-thiazol-5-yl]pyridine-2-carboxamide (known from WO2012/000896), N-[3-(benzylcarbamoyl)-4-chlorophenyl]-1-methyl-3-(pentafluoroethyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide (known from WO2010/051926).

Fungicides

The active compounds specified herein by their common name are known and described, for example, in “Pesticide Manual” or on the Internet (for example: http://www.alanwood.net/pesticides).

All the fungicidal mixing components listed in classes (1) to (15) may optionally form salts with corresponding bases or acids if suitable functional groups are present. In addition, the fungicidal mixing components listed in classes (1) to (15) also include tautomeric forms if tautomerism is possible.

(1) Ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitors, for example (1.01) aldimorph, (1.02) azaconazole, (1.03) bitertanol, (1.04) bromuconazole, (1.05) cyproconazole, (1.06) diclobutrazole, (1.07) difenoconazole, (1.08) diniconazole, (1.09) diniconazole-M, (1.10) dodemorph, (1.11) dodemorph acetate, (1.12) epoxiconazole, (1.13) etaconazole, (1.14) fenarimol, (1.15) fenbuconazole, (1.16) fenhexamid, (1.17) fenpropidin, (1.18) fenpropimorph, (1.19) fluquinconazole, (1.20) flurprimidol, (1.21) flusilazole, (1.22) flutriafole, (1.23) furconazole, (1.24) furconazole-cis, (1.25) hexaconazole, (1.26) imazalil, (1.27) imazalil sulphate, (1.28) imibenconazole, (1.29) ipconazole, (1.30) metconazole, (1.31) myclobutanil, (1.32) naftifin, (1.33) nuarimol, (1.34) oxpoconazole, (1.35) paclobutrazole, (1.36) pefurazoate, (1.37) penconazole, (1.38) piperalin, (1.39) prochloraz, (1.40) propiconazole, (1.41) prothioconazole, (1.42) pyributicarb, (1.43) pyrifenox, (1.44) quinconazole, (1.45) simeconazole, (1.46) spiroxamine, (1.47) tebuconazole, (1.48) terbinafin, (1.49) tetraconazole, (1.50) triadimefon, (1.51) triadimenol, (1.52) tridemorph, (1.53) triflumizole, (1.54) triforine, (1.55) triticonazole, (1.56) uniconazole, (1.57) uniconazole-P, (1.58) viniconazole, (1.59) voriconazole, (1.60) 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)cycloheptanol, (1.61) methyl 1-(2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-yl)-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate, (1.62) N′-({5-(difluoromethyl)-2-methyl-4-[3-(trimethylsilyl)propoxy]phenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (1.63) N-ethyl-N-methyl-N′-{2-methyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4-[3-(trimethylsilyl)propoxy]phenyl}imidoformamide and (1.64) O-[1-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-3,3-dimethylbutan-2-yl]-1H-imidazole 1-carbothioate, (1.65) pyrisoxazole, (1.66) 2-{[3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)oxiran-2-yl]methyl}-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione, (1.67) 1-{[3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)oxiran-2-yl]methyl}-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl thiocyanate, (1.68) 5-(allylsulphanyl)-1-{[3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)oxiran-2-yl]methyl}-1H-1,2,4-triazole, (1.69) 2-[1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylheptan-4-yl]-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione, (1.70) 2-{[rel(2R,3S)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)oxiran-2-yl]methyl}-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione, (1.71) 2-{[rel(2R,3R)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)oxiran-2-yl]methyl}-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione, (1.72) 1-{[rel(2R,3S)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)oxiran-2-yl]methyl}-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl thiocyanate, (1.73) 1-{[rel(2R,3R)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)oxiran-2-yl]methyl}-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl thiocyanate, (1.74) 5-(allylsulphanyl)-1-{[rel(2R,3S)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)oxiran-2-yl]methyl}-1H-1,2,4-triazole, (1.75) 5-(allylsulphanyl)-1-{[rel(2R,3R)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)oxiran-2-yl]methyl}-1H-1,2,4-triazole, (1.76) 2-[(2S,4S,5S)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylheptan-4-yl]-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione, (1.77) 2-[(2R,4S,5S)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylheptan-4-yl]-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione, (1.78) 2-[(2R,4R,5R)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylheptan-4-yl]-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione, (1.79) 2-[(2S,4R,5R)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylheptan-4-yl]-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione, (1.80) 2-[(2S,4S,5R)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylheptan-4-yl]-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione, (1.81) 2-[(2R,4S,5R)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylheptan-4-yl]-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione, (1.82) 2-[(2R,4R,5S)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylheptan-4-yl]-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione, (1.83) 2-[(2S,4R,5S)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylheptan-4-yl]-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione, (1.84) 2-[4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propan-2-ol, (1.85) 2-[4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-ol, (1.86) 2-[4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)pentan-2-ol, (1.87) 2-[2-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl]-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-ol, (1.88) 2-[2-chloro-4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenyl]-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propan-2-ol, (1.89) (2R)-2-(1-chlorocyclopropyl)-4-[(1R)-2,2-dichlorocyclopropyl]-1-(1H-1,2,4-triaz-1-yl)butan-2-ol, (1.90) (2R)-2-(1-chlorocyclopropyl)-4-[(1S)-2,2-dichlorocyclopropyl]-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-ol, (1.91) (2S)-2-(1-chlorocyclopropyl)-4-[(1S)-2,2-dichlorocyclopropyl]-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-ol, (1.92) (2S)-2-(1-chlorocyclopropyl)-4-[(1R)-2,2-dichlorocyclopropyl]-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butan-2-ol, (1.93) (1S,2R,5R)-5-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-(chloromethyl)-2-methyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)cyclopentanol, (1.94) (1R,2S,5S)-5-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-(chloromethyl)-2-methyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)cyclopentanol, (1.95) 5-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-(chloromethyl)-2-methyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)cyclopentanol. 2) Inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex I or II, for example (2.01) bixafen, (2.02) boscalid, (2.03) carboxin, (2.04) diflumetorim, (2.05) fenfuram, (2.06) fluopyram, (2.07) flutolanil, (2.08) fluxapyroxad, (2.09) furametpyr, (2.10) furmecyclox, (2.11) isopyrazam (mixture of syn-epimeric racemate 1RS,4SR,9RS and anti-epimeric racemate 1RS,4SR,9SR), (2.12) isopyrazam (anti-epimeric racemate 1RS,4SR,9SR), (2.13) isopyrazam (anti-epimeric enantiomer 1R,4S,9S), (2.14) isopyrazam (anti-epimeric enantiomer 1S,4R,9R), (2.15) isopyrazam (syn-epimeric racemate 1RS,4SR,9RS), (2.16) isopyrazam (syn-epimeric enantiomer 1R,4S,9R), (2.17) isopyrazam (syn-epimeric enantiomer 1S,4R,9S), (2.18) mepronil, (2.19) oxycarboxin, (2.20) penflufen, (2.21) penthiopyrad, (2.22) sedaxan, (2.23) thifluzamid, (2.24) 1-methyl-N-[2-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluorethoxy)phenyl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.25) 3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-[2-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)phenyl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.26) 3-(difluoromethyl)-N-[4-fluoro-2-(1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropoxy)phenyl]-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.27) N-[1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]-3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.28) 5,8-difluoro-N-[2-(2-fluoro-4-{[4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]oxy}phenyl)ethyl]quinazoline-4-amine, (2.29) benzovindiflupyr, (2.30) N-[(1S,4R)-9-(dichloromethylene)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,4-methanonaphthalen-5-yl]-3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.31) N-[(1R,4S)-9-(dichloromethylene)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,4-methanonaphthalen-5-yl]-3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.32) 3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-(1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.33) 1,3,5-trimethyl-N-(1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.34) 1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-N-(1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.35) 1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-N-[(3R)-1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.36) 1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-N-[(3S)-1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.37) 3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-[(3S)-1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.38) 3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-[(3R)-1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.39) 1,3,5-trimethyl-N-[(3R)-1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.40) 1,3,5-trimethyl-N-[(3S)-1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.41) benodanil, (2.42) 2-chloro-N-(1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl)pyridine-3-carboxamide, (2.43) isofetamid, (2.44) 1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-N-[2′-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-2-yl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.45) N-(4′-chlorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.46) N-(2′,4′-dichlorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.47) 3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-[4′-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-2-yl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.48) N-(2′,5′-difluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.49) 3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-[4′-(prop-1-yn-1-yl)biphenyl-2-yl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.50) 5-fluoro-1,3-dimethyl-N-[4′-(prop-1-yn-1-yl)biphenyl-2-yl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.51) 2-chloro-N-[4′-(prop-1-yn-1-yl)biphenyl-2-yl]nicotinamide, (2.52) 3-(difluoromethyl)-N-[4′-(3,3-dimethylbut-1-yn-1-yl)biphenyl-2-yl]-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.53) N-[4′-(3,3-dimethylbut-1-yn-1-yl)biphenyl-2-yl]-5-fluoro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.54) 3-(difluoromethyl)-N-(4′-ethinylbiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.55) N-(4′-ethynylbiphenyl-2-yl)-5-fluoro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.56) 2-chloro-N-(4′-ethynylbiphenyl-2-yl)nicotinamide, (2.57) 2-chloro-N-[4′-(3,3-dimethylbut-1-yn-1-yl)biphenyl-2-yl]nicotinamide, (2.58) 4-(difluoromethyl)-2-methyl-N-[4′-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-2-yl]-1,3-thiazole-5-carboxamide, (2.59) 5-fluoro-N-[4′-(3-hydroxy-3-methylbut-1-yn-1-yl)biphenyl-2-yl]-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.60) 2-chloro-N-[4′-(3-hydroxy-3-methylbut-1-yn-1-yl)biphenyl-2-yl]nicotinamide, (2.61) 3-(difluoromethyl)-N-[4′-(3-methoxy-3-methylbut-1-yn-1-yl)biphenyl-2-yl]-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.62) 5-fluoro-N-[4′-(3-methoxy-3-methylbut-1-yn-1-yl)biphenyl-2-yl]-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.63) 2-chloro-N-[4′-(3-methoxy-3-methylbut-1-yn-1-yl)biphenyl-2-yl]nicotinamide, (2.64) 1,3-dimethyl-N-(1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.65) 1,3-dimethyl-N-[(3R)-1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.66) 1,3-dimethyl-N-[(3S)-1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.67) 3-(difluoromethyl)-N-methoxy-1-methyl-N-[1-(2,4,6-trichlorphenyl)propan-2-yl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.68) 3-(difluoromethyl)-N-(7-fluoro-1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.69) 3-(difluoromethyl)-N-[(3R)-7-fluorol,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl]-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (2.70) 3-(difluoromethyl)-N-[(3S)-7-fluoro-1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl]-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide. 3) Inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex III, for example (3.01) ametoctradin, (3.02) amisulbrom, (3.03) azoxystrobin, (3.04) cyazofamid, (3.05) coumethoxystrobin, (3.06) coumoxystrobin, (3.07) dimoxystrobin, (3.08) enoxastrobin, (3.09) famoxadone, (3.10) fenamidone, (3.11) flufenoxystrobin, (3.12) fluoxastrobin, (3.13) kresoxim-methyl, (3.14) metominostrobin, (3.15) orysastrobin, (3.16) picoxystrobin, (3.17) pyraclostrobin, (3.18) pyrametostrobin, (3.19) pyraoxystrobin, (3.20) pyribencarb, (3.21) triclopyricarb, (3.22) trifloxystrobin, (3.23) (2E)-2-(2-{[6-(3-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-yl]oxy}phenyl)-2-(methoxyimino)-N-methylacetamide, (3.24) (2E)-2-(methoxyimino)-N-methyl-2-(2-{[({(1E)-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethylidene}amino)oxy]methyl}phenyl)acetamide, (3.25) (2E)-2-(methoxyimino)-N-methyl-2-{2-[(E)-({1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}imino)methyl]phenyl}acetamide, (3.26) (2E)-2-{2-[({[(1E)-1-(3-{[(E)-1-fluoro-2-phenylvinyl]oxy}phenyl)ethylidene]amino}oxy)methyl]phenyl}-2-(methoxyimino)-N-methylacetamide, (3.27) fenaminostrobin, (3.28) 5-methoxy-2-methyl-4-(2-{[({(1E)-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethylidene}amino)oxy]methyl}phenyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one, (3.29) methyl (2E)-2-{2-[({cyclopropyl[(4-methoxyphenyl)imino]methyl}sulphanyl)methyl]phenyl}-3-methoxyacrylate, (3.30) N-(3-ethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl)-3-formamido-2-hy droxybenzamide, (3.31) 2-{2-[(2,5-dimethylphenoxy)methyl]phenyl}-2-methoxy-N-methylacetamide, (3.32) 2-{2-[(2,5-dimethylphenoxy)methyl]phenyl}-2-methoxy-N-methylacetamide, (3.33) (2E,3Z)-5-{[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]oxy}-2-(methoxyimino)-N,3-dimethylpent-3-enamide. 4) Inhibitors of mitosis and cell division, for example (4.01) benomyl, (4.02) carbendazim, (4.03) chlorfenazole, (4.04) diethofencarb, (4.05) ethaboxam, (4.06) fluopicolide, (4.07) fuberidazole, (4.08) pencycuron, (4.09) thiabendazole, (4.10) thiophanate-methyl, (4.11) thiophanate, (4.12) zoxamide, (4.13) 5-chloro-7-(4-methylpiperidin-1-yl)-6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine, (4.14) 3-chloro-5-(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)-6-methyl-4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)pyridazine. 5) Compounds capable of having multisite action, for example (5.01) Bordeaux mixture, (5.02) captafol, (5.03) captan, (5.04) chlorothalonil, (5.05) copper hydroxide, (5.06) copper naphthenate, (5.07) copper oxide, (5.08) copper oxychloride, (5.09) copper(2+) sulphate, (5.10) dichlofluanid, (5.11) dithianon, (5.12) dodine, (5.13) dodine free base, (5.14) ferbam, (5.15) fluorofolpet, (5.16) folpet, (5.17) guazatine, (5.18) guazatine acetate, (5.19) iminoctadine, (5.20) iminoctadine albesilate, (5.21) iminoctadine triacetate, (5.22) mancopper, (5.23) mancozeb, (5.24) maneb, (5.25) metiram, (5.26) metiram zinc, (5.27) oxine-copper, (5.28) propamidine, (5.29) propineb, (5.30) sulphur and sulphur preparations including calcium polysulphide, (5.31) thiram, (5.32) tolylfluanid, (5.33) zineb, (5.34) ziram, (5.35) anilazine. 6) Compounds capable of inducing host defence, for example (6.01) acibenzolar-S-methyl, (6.02) isotianil, (6.03) probenazole, (6.04) tiadinil, (6.05) laminarin. 7) Inhibitors of the amino acid and/or protein biosynthesis, for example (7.01) andoprim, (7.02) blasticidin-S, (7.03) cyprodinil, (7.04) kasugamycin, (7.05) kasugamycin hydrochloride hydrate, (7.06) mepanipyrim, (7.07) pyrimethanil, (7.08) 3-(5-fluoro-3,3,4,4-tetramethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1-yl)quinoline, (7.09) oxytetracycline, (7.10) streptomycin. 8) Inhibitors of ATP production, for example (8.01) fentin acetate, (8.02) fentin chloride, (8.03) fentin hydroxide, (8.04) silthiofam. 9) Inhibitors of cell wall synthesis, for example (9.01) benthiavalicarb, (9.02) dimethomorph, (9.03) flumorph, (9.04) iprovalicarb, (9.05) mandipropamid, (9.06) polyoxins, (9.07) polyoxorim, (9.08) validamycin A, (9.09) valifenalate, (9.10) polyoxin B, (9.11) (2E)-3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-3-(2-chloropyridin-4-yl)-1-(morpholin-4-yl)prop-2-en-1-one, (9.12) (2Z)-3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-3-(2-chloropyridin-4-yl)-1-(morpholin-4-yl)prop-2-en-1-one. 10) Inhibitors of lipid and membrane synthesis, for example (10.01) biphenyl, (10.02) chloroneb, (10.03) dicloran, (10.04) edifenphos, (10.05) etridiazole, (10.06) iodocarb, (10.07) iprobenfos, (10.08) isoprothiolane, (10.09) propamocarb, (10.10) propamocarb hydrochloride, (10.11) prothiocarb, (10.12) pyrazophos, (10.13) quintozene, (10.14) tecnazene, (10.15) tolclofos-methyl. 11) Inhibitors of melanin biosynthesis, for example (11.01) carpropamid, (11.02) diclocymet, (11.03) fenoxanil, (11.04) phthalide, (11.05) pyroquilon, (11.06) tricyclazole, (11.07) 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl {3-methyl-1-[(4-methylbenzoyl)amino]butan-2-yl}carbamate. 12) Inhibitors of nucleic acid synthesis, for example (12.01) benalaxyl, (12.02) benalaxyl-M (kiralaxyl), (12.03) bupirimate, (12.04) clozylacon, (12.05) dimethirimol, (12.06) ethirimol, (12.07) furalaxyl, (12.08) hymexazole, (12.09) metalaxyl, (12.10) metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), (12.11) ofurace, (12.12) oxadixyl, (12.13) oxolinic acid, (12.14) octhilinone. 13) Inhibitors of signal transduction, for example (13.01) chlozolinate, (13.02) fenpiclonil, (13.03) fludioxonil, (13.04) iprodione, (13.05) procymidone, (13.06) quinoxyfen, (13.07) vinclozolin, (13.08) proquinazid. 14) Compounds capable of acting as uncouplers, for example (14.01) binapacryl, (14.02) dinocap, (14.03) ferimzone, (14.04) fluazinam, (14.05) meptyldinocap. 15) Further compounds, for example (15.001) benthiazole, (15.002) bethoxazin, (15.003) capsimycin, (15.004) carvone, (15.005) chinomethionat, (15.006) pyriofenone (chlazafenone), (15.007) cufraneb, (15.008) cyflufenamid, (15.009) cymoxanil, (15.010) cyprosulfamide, (15.011) dazomet, (15.012) debacarb, (15.013) dichlorophen, (15.014) diclomezine, (15.015) difenzoquat, (15.016) difenzoquat metilsulphate, (15.017) diphenylamine, (15.018) ecomate, (15.019) fenpyrazamine, (15.020) flumetover, (15.021) fluoroimide, (15.022) flusulfamide, (15.023) flutianil, (15.024) fosetyl-aluminium, (15.025) fosetyl-calcium, (15.026) fosetyl-sodium, (15.027) hexachlorobenzene, (15.028) irumamycin, (15.029) methasulfocarb, (15.030) methyl isothiocyanate, (15.031) metrafenone, (15.032) mildiomycin, (15.033) natamycin, (15.034) nickel dimethyldithiocarbamate, (15.035) nitrothal-isopropyl, (15.036) oxamocarb, (15.037) oxyfenthiin, (15.038) pentachlorophenol and salts, (15.039) phenothrin, (15.040) phosphorous acid and it salts, (15.041) propamocarb-fosetylate, (15.042) propanosin-sodium, (15.043) pyrimorph, (15.044) pyrrolnitrin, (15.045) tebufloquin, (15.046) tecloftalam, (15.047) tolnifanide, (15.048) triazoxide, (15.049) trichlamide, (15.050) zarilamid, (15.051) (3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[({3-[(isobutyryloxy)methoxy]-4-methoxypyridin-2-yl}carbonyl)amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1,5-dioxonan-7-yl 2-methylpropanoate, (15.052) 1-(4-{4-[(5R)-5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}piperidin-1-yl)-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone, (15.053) 1-(4-{4-[(5S)-5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}piperidin-1-yl)-2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]ethanone, (15.054) oxathiapiproline, (15.055) 1-(4-methoxyphenoxy)-3,3-dimethylbutan-2-yl 1H-imidazole-1-carboxylate, (15.056) 2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-4-(methylsulphonyl)pyridine, (15.057) 2,3-dibutyl-6-chlorothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one, (15.058) 2,6-dimethyl-1H,5H-[1,4]dithiino[2,3-c:5,6-c′]dipyrrole-1,3,5,7(2H,6H)-tetrone, (15.059) 2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-(4-{4-[(5R)-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}piperidin-1-yl)ethanone, (15.060) 2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-(4-{4-[(5S)-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl}piperidin-1-yl)ethanone, (15.061) 2-[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-{4-[4-(5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]piperidin-1-yl}ethanone, (15.062) 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propyl-4H-chromen-4-one, (15.063) 2-chloro-5-[2-chloro-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)-4-methyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl]pyridine, (15.064) 2-phenylphenol and salts, (15.065) 3-(4,4,5-trifluoro-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1-yl)quinoline, (15.066) 3,4,5-trichloropyridine-2,6-dicarbonitrile, (15.067) 3-chloro-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-6-methylpyridazine, (15.068) 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-3,6-dimethylpyridazine, (15.069) 5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiol, (15.070) 5-chloro-N‘-phenyl-N’-(prop-2-yn-1-yl)thiophene-2-sulphonohydrazide, (15.071) 5-fluoro-2-[(4-fluorobenzyl)oxy]pyrimidine-4-amine, (15.072) 5-fluoro-2-[(4-methylbenzyl)oxy]pyrimidine-4-amine, (15.073) 5-methyl-6-octyl[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-7-amine, (15.074) ethyl (2Z)-3-amino-2-cyano-3-phenylacrylate, (15.075) N′-(4-{[3-(4-chlorobenzyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl]oxy}-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.076) N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3-[3-methoxy-4-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]propanamide, (15.077) N-[(4-chlorophenyl)(cyano)methyl]-3-[3-methoxy-4-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]propanamide, (15.078) N-[(5-bromo-3-chloropyridin-2-yl)methyl]-2,4-dichloronicotinamide, (15.079) N-[1-(5-bromo-3-chloropyridin-2-yl)ethyl]-2,4-dichloronicotinamide, (15.080) N-[1-(5-bromo-3-chloropyridin-2-yl)ethyl]-2-fluoro-4-iodonicotinamide, (15.081) N-{(E)-[(cyclopropylmethoxy)imino][6-(difluoromethoxy)-2,3-difluorophenyl]methyl}-2-phenylacetamide, (15.082) N-{(Z)-[(cyclopropylmethoxy)imino][6-(difluoromethoxy)-2,3-difluorophenyl]methyl}-2-phenylacetamide, (15.083) N′-{4-[(3-tert-butyl-4-cyano-1,2-thiazol-5-yl)oxy]-2-chloro-5-methylphenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.084) N-methyl-2-(1-{[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acety}piperidin-4-yl)-N-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxamide, (15.085) N-methyl-2-(1-{[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl}piperidin-4-yl)-N-[(1R)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl]-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxamide, (15.086) N-methyl-2-(1-{[5-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl}piperidin-4-yl)-N-[(1S)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl]-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxamide, (15.087) pentyl {6-[({[(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)(phenyl)methylene]amino}oxy)methyl]pyridin-2-yl}carbamate, (15.088) phenazine-1-carboxylic acid, (15.089) quinolin-8-ol, (15.090) quinolin-8-ol sulphate (2:1), (15.091) tert-butyl {6-[({[(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)(phenyl)methylene]amino}oxy)methyl]pyridin-2-yl}carbamate, (15.092) (5-bromo-2-methoxy-4-methylpyridin-3-yl)(2,3,4-trimethoxy-6-methylphenyl)methanone, (15.093) N-[2-(4-{([3-(4-chlorophenyl)prop-2-yn-1-yl]oxy}-3-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]-N2-(methylsulphonyl)valinamide, (15.094) 4-oxo-4-[(2-phenylethyl)amino]butanoic acid, (15.095) but-3-yn-1-yl {6-[({[(Z)-(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)(phenyl)methylene]amino}oxy)methyl]pyridin-2-yl}carbamate, (15.096) 4-amino-5-fluoropyrimidin-2-ol (tautomeric form: 4-amino-5-fluoropyrimidin-2(1H)-one), (15.097) propyl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate, (15.098) [3-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-5-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1,2-oxazol-4-yl](pyridin-3-yl)methanol, (15.099) (S)-[3-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-5-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1,2-oxazol-4-yl](pyridin-3-yl)methanol, (15.100) (R)-[3-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-5-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1,2-oxazol-4-yl](pyridin-3-yl)methanol, (15.101) 2-fluoro-6-(trifluoromethyl)-N-(1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-4-yl)benzamide, (15.102) 2-(6-benzylpyridin-2-yl)quinazoline, (15.103) 2-[6-(3-fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)-5-methylpyridin-2-yl]quinazoline, (15.104) 3-(4,4-difluoro-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1-yl)quinoline, (15.105) abscisic acid, (15.106) N′-[5-bromo-6-(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yloxy)-2-methylpyridin-3-yl]-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.107) N′-{5-bromo-6-[1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)ethoxy]-2-methylpyridin-3-yl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.108) N′-{5-bromo-6-[(1R)-1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)ethoxy]-2-methylpyridin-3-yl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.109) N′-{5-bromo-6-[(1S)-1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)ethoxy]-2-methylpyridin-3-yl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.110) N′-{5-bromo-6-[(cis-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)oxy]-2-methylpyridin-3-yl}-N-ethyl-N-methy limidoformamide, (15.111) N′-{5-bromo-6-[(trans-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)oxy]-2-methylpyridin-3-yl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.112) N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-N-(2-isopropylbenzyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.113) N-cyclopropyl-N-(2-cyclopropylbenzyl)-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.114) N-(2-tert-butylbenzyl)-N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.115) N-(5-chloro-2-ethylbenzyl)-N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.116) N-(5-chloro-2-isopropylbenzyl)-N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.117) N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-N-(2-ethyl-5-fluorobenzyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.118) N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-N-(5-fluoro-2-isopropylbenzyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.119) N-cyclopropyl-N-(2-cyclopropyl-5-fluorobenzyl)-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.120) N-(2-cyclopentyl-5-fluorobenzyl)-N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.121) N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-N-(2-fluoro-6-isopropylbenzyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.122) N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-N-(2-ethyl-5-methylbenzyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.123) N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-N-(2-isopropyl-5-methylbenzyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.124) N-cyclopropyl-N-(2-cyclopropyl-5-methylbenzyl)-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.125) N-(2-tert-butyl-5-methylbenzyl)-N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.126) N-[5-chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]-N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.127) N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-N-[5-methyl-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.128) N-[2-chloro-6-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]-N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.129) N-[3-chloro-2-fluoro-6-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]-N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.130) N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-N-(2-ethyl-4,5-dimethylbenzyl)-5-fluoro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, (15.131) N-cyclopropyl-3-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-N-(2-isopropylbenzyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbothioamide, (15.132) N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-phenoxyphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.133) N′-{4-[(4,5-dichloro-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)oxy]-2,5-dimethylphenyl}-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.134) N-(4-chloro-2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-amine, (15.135) 9-fluoro-2,2-dimethyl-5-(quinolin-3-yl)-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzoxazepine, (15.136) 2-{2-fluoro-6-[(8-fluoro-2-methylquinolin-3-yl)oxy]phenyl}propan-2-ol, (15.137) 2-{2-[(7,8-difluoro-2-methylquinolin-3-yl)oxy]-6-fluorophenyl}propan-2-ol, (15.138) 4-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-amine, (15.139) 4-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-amine, (15.140) 4-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-N-(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-amine, (15.141) 4-(2-bromo-4-fluorophenyl)-N-(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-amine, (15.142) N-(2-bromo-6-fluorophenyl)-4-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-amine, (15.143) 4-(2-bromo-4-fluorophenyl)-N-(2-bromophenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-amine, (15.144) 4-(2-bromo-4-fluorophenyl)-N-(2-bromo-6-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-amine, (15.145) 4-(2-bromo-4-fluorophenyl)-N-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-amine, (15.146) N-(2-bromophenyl)-4-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-amine, (15.147) 4-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-N-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-amine, (15.148) 4-(2-bromo-4-fluorophenyl)-N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-amine, (15.149) 4-(2-bromo-4-fluorophenyl)-N-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-5-amine, (15.150) N′-(4-{3-[(difluoromethyl)sulphanyl]phenoxy}-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.151) N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-{3-[(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl)sulphanyl]phenoxy}phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.152) N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-{3-[(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)sulphanyl]phenoxy}phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.153) N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-{3-[(2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl)sulphanyl]phenoxy}phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.154) N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-{3-[(pentafluoroethyl)sulphanyl]phenoxy}phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.155) N′-(4-{[3-(difluoromethoxy)phenyl]sulphanyl}-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.156) N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-{[3-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)phenyl]sulphanyl}phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.157) N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-{[3-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)phenyl]sulphanyl}phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.158) N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-{[3-(2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropoxy)phenyl]sulphanyl}phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.159) N′-(2,5-dimethyl-4-{[3-(pentafluoroethoxy)phenyl]sulphanyl}phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylimidoformamide, (15.160) 2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-(4-{5-[2-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]ethanone, (15.161) 2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-(4-{5-[2-fluoro-6-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]ethanone, (15.162) 2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-(4-{5-[2-chloro-6-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]ethanone, (15.163) 2-{3-[2-(1-{[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl}piperidin-4-yl)-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-5-yl}phenyl methanesulphonate, (15.164) 2-{3-[2-(1-{[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl}piperidin-4-yl)-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-5-yl}-3-chlorophenyl methanesulphonate, (15.165) 2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-(4-{(5S)-5-[2-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]ethanone, (15.166) 2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-11-yl]-1-[4-(4-{(5R)-5-[2-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]ethanone, (15.167) 2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-(4-{(5S)-5-[2-fluoro-6-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]ethanone, (15.168) 2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-(4-{(5R)-5-[2-fluoro-6-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]ethanone, (15.169) 2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-(4-{(5S)-5-[2-chloro-6-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]ethanone, (15.170) 2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-1-[4-(4-{(5R)-5-[2-chloro-6-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]ethanone, (15.171) 2-{(5S)-3-[2-(1-{[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl}piperidin-4-yl)-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-5-yl}phenyl methanesulphonate, (15.172) 2-{(5R)-3-[2-(1-{[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl}piperidin-4-yl)-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-5-yl}phenyl methanesulphonate, (15.173) 2-{(5S)-3-[2-(1-{[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl}piperidin-4-yl)-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-5-yl}-3-chlorophenyl methanesulphonate, (15.174) 2-{(5R)-3-[2-(1-{[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]acetyl}piperidin-4-yl)-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-5-yl}-3-chlorophenyl methanesulphonate.

Biological Pesticides as Mixing Components

The compounds of the formula (I) can be combined with biological pesticides.

Biological pesticides include especially bacteria, fungi, yeasts, plant extracts and products formed by microorganisms, including proteins and secondary metabolites.

Biological pesticides include bacteria such as spore-forming bacteria, root-colonizing bacteria and bacteria which act as biological insecticides, fungicides or nematicides.

Examples of such bacteria which are used or can be used as biological pesticides are:

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, strain FZB42 (DSM 231179), or Bacillus cereus, especially B. cereus strain CNCM 1-1562 or Bacillus firmus, strain 1-1582 (Accession number CNCM 1-1582) or Bacillus pumilus, especially strain GB34 (Accession No. ATCC 700814) and strain QST2808 (Accession No. NRRL B-30087), or Bacillus subtilis, especially strain GB03 (Accession No. ATCC SD-1397), or Bacillus subtilis strain QST713 (Accession No. NRRL B-21661) or Bacillus subtilis strain OST 30002 (Accession No. NRRL B-50421) Bacillus thuringiensis, especially B. thuringiensis subspecies israelensis (serotype H-14), strain AM65-52 (Accession No. ATCC 1276), or B. thuringiensis subsp. aizawai, especially strain ABTS-1857 (SD-1372), or B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki strain HD-1, or B. thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis strain NB 176 (SD-5428), Pasteuria penetrans, Pasteuria spp. (Rotylenchulus reniformis nematode)-PR3 (Accession Number ATCC SD-5834), Streptomyces microflavus strain AQ6121 (=QRD 31.013, NRRL B-50550), Streptomyces galbus strain AQ 6047 (Accession Number NRRL 30232).

Examples of fungi and yeasts which are used or can be used as biological pesticides are:

Beauveria bassiana, in particular strain ATCC 74040, Coniothyrium minitans, in particular strain CON/M/91-8 (Accession No. DSM-9660), Lecanicillium spp., in particular strain HRO LEC 12, Lecanicillium lecanii, (formerly known as Verticillium lecanii), in particular strain KV01, Metarhizium anisopliae, in particular strain F52 (DSM3884/ATCC 90448), Metschnikowia fructicola, in particular strain NRRL Y-30752, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus (new: Isaria fumosorosea), in particular strain IFPC 200613, or strain Apopka 97 (Accession No. ATCC 20874), Paecilomyces lilacinus, in particular P. lilacinus strain 251 (AGAL 89/030550), Talaromyces flavus, in particular strain V117b, Trichoderma atroviride, in particular strain SC1 (Accession Number CBS 122089), Trichoderma harzianum, in particular T. harzianum rifai T39 (Accession Number CNCM 1-952).

Examples of viruses which are used or can be used as biological pesticides are:

Adoxophyes orana (summer fruit tortrix) granulosis virus (GV), Cydia pomonella (codling moth) granulosis virus (GV), Helicoverpa armigera (cotton bollworm) nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV), Spodoptera exigua (beet armyworm) mNPV, Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) mNPV, Spodoptera littoralis (African cotton leafworm) NPV.

Also included are bacteria and fungi which are added as ‘inoculant’ to plants or plant parts or plant organs and which, by virtue of their particular properties, promote plant growth and plant health. Examples which may be mentioned are:

Agrobacterium spp., Azorhizobium caulinodans, Azospirillum spp., Azotobacter spp., Bradyrhizobium spp., Burkholderia spp., especially Burkholderia cepacia (formerly known as Pseudomonas cepacia), Gigaspora spp., or Gigaspora monosporum, Glomus spp., Laccaria spp., Lactobacillus buchneri, Paraglomus spp., Pisolithus tinctorus, Pseudomonas spp., Rhizobium spp., especially Rhizobium trifolii, Rhizopogon spp., Scleroderma spp., Suillus spp., Streptomyces spp.

Examples of plant extracts and products formed by microorganisms, including proteins and secondary metabolites, which are used or can be used as biological pesticides are:

Allium sativum, Artemisia absinthium, azadirachtin, Biokeeper WP, Cassia nigricans, Celastrus angulatus, Chenopodium anthelminticum, chitin, Armour-Zen, Dryopteris filix-mas, Equisetum arvense, Fortune Aza, Fungastop, Heads Up (Chenopodium quinoa saponin extract), Pyrethrum/Pyrethrins, Quassia amara, Quercus, Quillaja, Regalia, “Requiem™ Insecticide”, rotenone, ryania/ryanodine, Symphytum officinale, Tanacetum vulgare, thymol, Triact 70, TriCon, Tropaeulum majus, Urtica dioica, Veratrin, Viscum album, Brassicaceae extract, especially oilseed rape powder or mustard powder.

Safeners as Mixing Components

The compounds of the formula (I) can be combined with safeners, for example benoxacor, cloquintocet (-mexyl), cyometrinil, cyprosulfamide, dichlormid, fenchlorazole (-ethyl), fenclorim, flurazole, fluxofenim, furilazole, isoxadifen (-ethyl), mefenpyr (-diethyl), naphthalic anhydride, oxabetrinil, 2-methoxy-N-({4-[(methylcarbamoyl)amino]phenyl}sulphonyl)benzamide (CAS 129531-12-0), 4-(dichloroacetyl)-1-oxa-4-azaspiro[4.5]decane (CAS 71526-07-3), 2,2,5-trimethyl-3-(dichloroacetyl)-1,3-oxazolidine (CAS 52836-31-4).

Plants and Plant Parts

All plants and plant parts can be treated in accordance with the invention. Plants are understood here to mean all plants and populations of plants, such as desirable and undesirable wild plants or crop plants (including naturally occurring crop plants), for example cereals (wheat, rice, triticale, barley, rye, oats), maize, soya beans, potatoes, sugar beet, sugar cane, tomatoes, peas and other types of vegetable, cotton, tobacco, oilseed rape, and also fruit plants (with the fruits apples, pears, citrus fruits and grapevines).

Crop plants may be plants which can be obtained by conventional breeding and optimization methods or by biotechnological and genetic engineering methods or combinations of these methods, including the transgenic plants and including the plant cultivars which are protectable or non-protectable by plant breeders' rights. Plant parts shall be understood to mean all parts and organs of the plants above and below ground, such as shoot, leaf, flower and root, examples given being leaves, needles, stalks, stems, flowers, fruit bodies, fruits and seeds, and also roots, tubers and rhizomes. Plant parts also include harvested material and vegetative and generative propagation material, for example cuttings, tubers, rhizomes, slips and seeds.

Treatment according to the invention of the plants and plant parts with the compounds of the formula (I) is carried out directly or by allowing the compounds to act on their surroundings, environment or storage space by the customary treatment methods, for example by immersion, spraying, evaporation, fogging, scattering, painting on, injection and, in the case of propagation material, in particular in the case of seeds, also by applying one or more coats.

As already mentioned above, it is possible to treat all plants and parts thereof in accordance with the invention. In a preferred embodiment, wild plant species and plant cultivars, or those obtained by conventional biological breeding methods, such as crossing or protoplast fusion, and parts thereof, are treated. In a further preferred embodiment, transgenic plants and plant cultivars obtained by genetic engineering methods, if appropriate in combination with conventional methods (genetically modified organisms), and parts thereof are treated. The term “parts” or “parts of plants” or “plant parts” has been explained above. Particular preference is given in accordance with the invention to treating plants of the respective commercially customary plant cultivars or those that are in use. Plant cultivars are understood to mean plants having new properties (“traits”) and which have been grown by conventional breeding, by mutagenesis or by recombinant DNA techniques. They may be cultivars, varieties, biotypes or genotypes.

Transgenic Plants, Seed Treatment and Integration Events

The preferred transgenic plants or plant cultivars (those obtained by genetic engineering) which are to be treated in accordance with the invention include all plants which, through the genetic modification, received genetic material which imparts particular advantageous useful properties (“traits”) to these plants. Examples of such properties are better plant growth, increased tolerance to high or low temperatures, increased tolerance to drought or to levels of water or soil salinity, enhanced flowering performance, easier harvesting, accelerated ripening, higher harvest yields, higher quality and/or higher nutritional value of the harvested products, better storage life and/or processability of the harvested products. Further and particularly emphasized examples of such properties are increased resistance of the plants against animal and microbial pests, such as insects, arachnids, nematodes, mites, slugs and snails owing, for example, to toxins formed in the plants, in particular those produced in the plants by the genetic material from Bacillus thuringiensis (for example by the genes CryIA(a), CryIA(b), CryIA(c), CryIIA, CryIIIA, CryIIIB2, Cry9c Cry2Ab, Cry3Bb and CryIF and also combinations thereof), and also increased resistance of the plants against phytopathogenic fungi, bacteria and/or viruses caused, for example, by systemic acquired resistance (SAR), systemin, phytoalexins, elicitors and resistance genes and correspondingly expressed proteins and toxins, and also increased tolerance of the plants to certain herbicidally active compounds, for example imidazolinones, sulphonylureas, glyphosates or phosphinothricin (for example the “PAT” gene). The genes which impart the desired properties (“traits”) in question may also be present in combinations with one another in the transgenic plants. Examples of transgenic plants include the important crop plants, such as cereals (wheat, rice, triticale, barley, rye, oats), maize, soya beans, potatoes, sugar beet, sugar cane, tomatoes, peas and other types of vegetable, cotton, tobacco, oilseed rape and also fruit plants (with the fruits apples, pears, citrus fruits and grapevines), particular emphasis being given to maize, soya beans, wheat, rice, potatoes, cotton, sugar cane, tobacco and oilseed rape. Properties (“traits”) which are particularly emphasized are the increased resistance of the plants to insects, arachnids, nematodes and slugs and snails.

Crop Protection—Types of Treatment

The plants and plant parts are treated with the compounds of the formula (I) directly or by action on their surroundings, habitat or storage space using customary treatment methods, for example by dipping, spraying, atomizing, irrigating, evaporating, dusting, fogging, broadcasting, foaming, painting, spreading-on, injecting, watering (drenching), drip irrigating and, in the case of propagation material, in particular in the case of seed, additionally by dry seed treatment, liquid seed treatment, slurry treatment, by incrusting, by coating with one or more coats, etc. It is furthermore possible to apply the compounds of the formula (I) by the ultra-low volume method or to inject the application form or the compound of the formula (I) itself into the soil.

A preferred direct treatment of the plants is foliar application, i.e. compounds of the formula (I) are applied to the foliage, where treatment frequency and the application rate should be adjusted according to the level of infestation with the pest in question.

In the case of systemically active compounds, the compounds of the formula (I) also access the plants via the root system. The plants are then treated by the action of the compounds of the formula (I) on the habitat of the plant. This can be accomplished, for example, by drenching, or by mixing into the soil or the nutrient solution, meaning that the locus of the plant (e.g. soil or hydroponic systems) is impregnated with a liquid form of the compounds of the formula (I), or by soil application, meaning that the compounds of the formula (I) are introduced in solid form (e.g. in the form of granules) into the locus of the plants. In the case of paddy rice crops, this can also be accomplished by metering the compound of the formula (I) in a solid application form (for example as granules) into a flooded paddy field.

Seed Treatment

The control of animal pests by the treatment of the seed of plants has long been known and is the subject of constant improvements. However, the treatment of seed entails a series of problems which cannot always be solved in a satisfactory manner. Thus, it is desirable to develop methods for protecting the seed and the germinating plant which dispense with, or at least reduce considerably, the additional application of pesticides during storage, after sowing or after emergence of the plants. It is additionally desirable to optimize the amount of active compound used so as to provide optimum protection for the seed and the germinating plant from attack by animal pests, but without damage to the plant itself by the active compound used. In particular, methods for the treatment of seed should also take account of the intrinsic insecticidal or nematicidal properties of pest-resistant or -tolerant transgenic plants in order to achieve optimal protection of the seed and the germinating plant with a minimum expenditure of pesticides.

The present invention therefore in particular also relates to a method for the protection of seed and germinating plants, from attack by pests, by treating the seed with one of the compounds of the formula (I). The method according to the invention for protecting seed and germinating plants against attack by pests further comprises a method in which the seed is treated simultaneously in one operation or sequentially with a compound of the formula (I) and a mixing component. It also comprises a method where the seed is treated at different times with a compound of the formula (I) and a mixing component.

The invention likewise relates to the use of the compounds of the formula (I) for the treatment of seed for protecting the seed and the resulting plant from animal pests.

The invention further relates to seed which has been treated with a compound of the formula (I) for protection from animal pests. The invention also relates to seed which has been treated simultaneously with a compound of the formula (I) and a mixing component. The invention further relates to seed which has been treated at different times with a compound of the formula (I) and a mixing component. In the case of seed which has been treated at different times with a compound of the formula (I) and a mixing component, the individual substances may be present on the seed in different layers. In this case, the layers comprising a compound of the formula (I) and a mixing component may optionally be separated by an intermediate layer. The invention also relates to seed in which a compound of the formula (I) and mixing component have been applied as part of a coating or as a further layer or further layers in addition to a coating.

The invention further relates to seed which, after the treatment with a compound of the formula (I), is subjected to a film-coating process to prevent dust abrasion on the seed.

One of the advantages encountered with a systemically acting compound of the formula (I) is the fact that, by treating the seed, not only the seed itself but also the plants resulting therefrom are, after emergence, protected against animal pests. In this way, the immediate treatment of the crop at the time of sowing or shortly thereafter can be dispensed with.

A further advantage is that the treatment of the seed with a compound of the formula (I) can enhance germination and emergence of the treated seed.

It is likewise considered to be advantageous that compounds of the formula (I) can especially also be used for transgenic seed.

Furthermore, compounds of the formula (I) can be employed in combination with compositions of signalling technology, leading to better colonization by symbionts such as, for example, rhizobia, mycorrhizae and/or endophytic bacteria or fungi, and/or to optimized nitrogen fixation.

The compounds of the formula (I) are suitable for protection of seed of any plant variety which is used in agriculture, in greenhouses, in forests or in horticulture. More particularly, this includes seed of cereals (for example wheat, barley, rye, millet and oats), maize, cotton, soya beans, rice, potatoes, sunflowers, coffee, tobacco, canola, oilseed rape, beet (for example sugar beet and fodder beet), peanuts, vegetables (for example tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, cruciferous vegetables, onions and lettuce), fruit plants, lawns and ornamental plants. Of particular significance is the treatment of the seed of cereals (such as wheat, barley, rye and oats), maize, soya beans, cotton, canola, oilseed rape and rice.

As already mentioned above, the treatment of transgenic seed with a compound of the formula (I) is also of particular importance. This involves the seed of plants which generally contain at least one heterologous gene which controls the expression of a polypeptide having insecticidal and/or nematicidal properties in particular. The heterologous genes in transgenic seed may originate from microorganisms such as Bacillus, Rhizobium, Pseudomonas, Serratia, Trichoderma, Clavibacter, Glomus or Gliocladium. The present invention is particularly suitable for the treatment of transgenic seed containing at least one heterologous gene originating from Bacillus sp. The heterologous gene is more preferably derived from Bacillus thuringiensis.

In the context of the present invention, the compound of the formula (I) is applied to the seed. The seed is preferably treated in a state in which it is sufficiently stable for no damage to occur in the course of treatment. In general, the seed can be treated at any time between harvest and sowing. It is customary to use seed which has been separated from the plant and freed from cobs, shells, stalks, coats, hairs or the flesh of the fruits. Thus, for example, it is possible to use seed which has been harvested, cleaned and dried down to a moisture content which allows storage. Alternatively, it is also possible to use seed which, after drying, has been treated with, for example, water and then dried again, for example priming. In the case of rice seed, it is also possible to use seed which has been imbibed in water up to a certain stage (pigeon breast stage) for example, which leads to improved germination and more uniform emergence.

When treating the seed, care must generally be taken that the amount of the compound of the formula (I) applied to the seed and/or the amount of further additives is chosen in such a way that the germination of the seed is not adversely affected, or that the resulting plant is not damaged. This has to be ensured particularly in the case of active compounds which can exhibit phytotoxic effects at certain application rates.

In general, the compounds of the formula (I) are applied to the seed in a suitable formulation. Suitable formulations and processes for seed treatment are known to the person skilled in the art.

The compounds of the formula (I) can be converted to the customary seed-dressing formulations, such as solutions, emulsions, suspensions, powders, foams, slurries or other coating compositions for seed, and also ULV formulations.

These formulations are produced in a known manner, by mixing compounds of the formula (I) with customary additives, for example customary extenders and solvents or diluents, dyes, wetters, dispersants, emulsifiers, antifoams, preservatives, secondary thickeners, stickers, gibberellins and also water.

Colorants which may be present in the seed-dressing formulations usable in accordance with the invention are all colorants which are customary for such purposes. It is possible to use either pigments, which are sparingly soluble in water, or dyes, which are soluble in water. Examples include the dyes known by the names Rhodamine B, C.I. Pigment Red 112 and C.I. Solvent Red 1.

Useful wetting agents which may be present in the seed-dressing formulations usable in accordance with the invention are all substances which promote wetting and which are customary for the formulation of active agrochemical compounds. Preference is given to using alkyl naphthalenesulphonates, such as diisopropyl or diisobutyl naphthalenesulphonates.

Suitable dispersants and/or emulsifiers which may be present in the seed-dressing formulations usable in accordance with the invention are all nonionic, anionic and cationic dispersants customary for the formulation of active agrochemical compounds. Preference is given to using nonionic or anionic dispersants or mixtures of nonionic or anionic dispersants. Suitable nonionic dispersants include in particular ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block polymers, alkylphenol polyglycol ethers and tristyrylphenol polyglycol ethers, and the phosphated or sulphated derivatives thereof. Suitable anionic dispersants are especially lignosulphonates, polyacrylic acid salts and arylsulphonate-formaldehyde condensates.

Antifoams which may be present in the seed-dressing formulations usable in accordance with the invention are all foam-inhibiting substances conventionally used for the formulation of active agrochemical compounds. Silicone antifoams and magnesium stearate can be used with preference.

Preservatives which may be present in the seed-dressing formulations usable in accordance with the invention are all substances usable for such purposes in agrochemical compositions. Examples include dichlorophene and benzyl alcohol hemiformal.

Secondary thickeners which may be present in the seed-dressing formulations usable in accordance with the invention are all substances which can be used for such purposes in agrochemical compositions. Preferred examples include cellulose derivatives, acrylic acid derivatives, xanthan, modified clays and finely divided silica.

Useful adhesives which may be present in the seed-dressing formulations usable in accordance with the invention are all customary binders usable in seed dressing products. Preferred examples include polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol and tylose.

Gibberellins which may be present in the seed-dressing formulations usable in accordance with the invention are preferably the gibberellins A1, A3 (=gibberellic acid), A4 and A7; particular preference is given to using gibberellic acid. The gibberellins are known (cf. R. Wegler “Chemie der Pflanzenschutz-und Schadlingsbekaimpfungsmittel”, vol. 2, Springer Verlag, 1970, pp. 401-412).

The seed-dressing formulations usable in accordance with the invention can be used to treat a wide variety of different kinds of seed, either directly or after prior dilution with water. For instance, the concentrates or the preparations obtainable therefrom by dilution with water can be used to dress the seed of cereals, such as wheat, barley, rye, oats, and triticale, and also the seed of maize, rice, oilseed rape, peas, beans, cotton, sunflowers, soya beans and beets, or else a wide variety of different vegetable seed. The seed-dressing formulations usable in accordance with the invention, or the dilute use forms thereof, can also be used to dress seed of transgenic plants.

For the treatment of seed with the seed-dressing formulations usable in accordance with the invention, or use forms prepared therefrom, all mixing units usable customarily for the seed dressing are useful. Specifically, the procedure in seed dressing is to place the seed into a mixer in batchwise or continuous operation, to add the particular desired amount of seed dressing formulations, either as such or after prior dilution with water, and to mix until the formulation is distributed homogeneously on the seed. If appropriate, this is followed by a drying operation.

The application rate of the seed dressing formulations usable in accordance with the invention can be varied within a relatively wide range. It is guided by the particular content of the compounds of the formula (I) in the formulations and by the seed. The application rates of the compound of the formula (I) are generally between 0.001 and 50 g per kilogram of seed, preferably between 0.01 and 15 g per kilogram of seed.

Animal Health

In the animal health field, i.e. the field of veterinary medicine, the compounds of the formula (I) are active against animal parasites, in particular ectoparasites or endoparasites. The term “endoparasites” includes especially helminths and protozoa, such as coccidia. Ectoparasites are typically and preferably arthropods, especially insects and acarids.

In the field of veterinary medicine, the compounds of the formula (I) having favourable homeotherm toxicity are suitable for controlling parasites which occur in animal breeding and animal husbandry in livestock, breeding animals, zoo animals, laboratory animals, experimental animals and domestic animals. They are active against all or specific stages of development of the parasites.

Agricultural livestock include, for example, mammals such as sheep, goats, horses, donkeys, camels, buffalo, rabbits, reindeer, fallow deer, and particularly cattle and pigs; poultry such as turkeys, ducks, geese, and particularly chickens; fish and crustaceans, for example in aquaculture, and also insects such as bees.

Domestic animals include, for example, mammals, such as hamsters, guinea pigs, rats, mice, chinchillas, ferrets, and particularly dogs, cats, caged birds, reptiles, amphibians and aquarium fish.

In a preferred embodiment, the compounds of the formula (I) are administered to mammals.

In another preferred embodiment, the compounds of the formula (I) are administered to birds, namely caged birds and particularly poultry.

Use of the compounds of the formula (I) for the control of animal parasites is intended to reduce or prevent illness, cases of death and reductions in performance (in the case of meat, milk, wool, hides, eggs, honey and the like), such that more economical and simpler animal husbandry is enabled and better animal well-being is achievable.

In relation to the field of animal health, the term “control” or “controlling” means that the compounds of the formula (I) are effective in reducing the incidence of the particular parasite in an animal infected with such parasites to an innocuous degree. More specifically, “controlling” in the present context means that the compound of the formula (I) can kill the respective parasite, inhibit its growth, or inhibit its proliferation.

Arthropods Include:

from the order of the Anoplurida, for example Haematopinus spp., Linognathus spp., Pediculus spp., Phtirus spp., Solenopotes spp.; from the order of the Mallophagida and the suborders Amblycerina and Ischnocerina, for example Trimenopon spp., Menopon spp., Trinoton spp., Bovicola spp., Werneckiella spp., Lepikentron spp., Damalina spp., Trichodectes spp., Felicola spp.; from the order of the Diptera and the suborders Nematocerina and Brachycerina, for example Aedes spp., Anopheles spp., Culex spp., Simulium spp., Eusimulium spp., Phlebotomus spp., Lutzomyia spp., Culicoides spp., Chrysops spp., Odagmia spp., Wilhelmia spp., Hybomitra spp., Atylotus spp., Tabanus spp., Haematopota spp., Philipomyia spp., Braula spp., Musca spp., Hydrotaea spp., Stomoxys spp., Haematobia spp., Morellia spp., Fannia spp., Glossina spp., Calliphora spp., Lucilia spp., Chrysomyia spp., Wohlfahrtia spp., Sarcophaga spp., Oestrus spp., Hypoderma spp., Gasterophilus spp., Hippobosca spp., Lipoptena spp., Melophagus spp., Rhinoestrus spp., Tipula spp.; from the order of the Siphonapterida, for example Pulex spp., Ctenocephalides spp., Tunga spp., Xenopsylla spp., Ceratophyllus spp.; from the order of the Heteropterida, for example Cimex spp., Triatoma spp., Rhodnius spp., Panstrongylus spp.; and also nuisance and hygiene pests from the order of the Blattarida.

Arthropods Further Include:

from the subclass of the Acari (Acarina) and the order of the Metastigmata, for example from the family of Argasidae like Argas spp., Ornithodorus spp., Otobius spp., from the family of Ixodidae like Ixodes spp., Amblyomma spp., Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) spp., Dermacentor spp., Haemophysalis spp., Hyalomma spp., Rhipicephalus spp. (the original genus of multi-host ticks); from the order of Mesostigmata like Dermanyssus spp., Omithonyssus spp., Pneumonyssus spp., Raillietia spp., Pneumonyssus spp., Sternostoma spp., Varroa spp., Acarapis spp.; from the order of the Actinedida (Prostigmata), for example Acarapis spp., Cheyletiella spp., Ornithocheyletia spp., Myobia spp., Psorergates spp., Demodex spp., Trombicula spp., Neotrombiculla spp., Listrophorus spp.; and from the order of the Acaridida (Astigmata), for example Acarus spp., Tyrophagus spp., Caloglyphus spp., Hypodectes spp., Pterolichus spp., Psoroptes spp., Chorioptes spp., Otodectes spp., Sarcoptes spp., Notoedres spp., Knemidocoptes spp., Cytodites spp., Laminosioptes spp.

Parasitic Protozoa Include:

Mastigophora (Flagellata), for example Trypanosomatidae, for example Trypanosoma b. brucei, T. b. gambiense, T. b. rhodesiense, T. congolense, T. cruzi, T. evansi, T. equinum, T. lewisi, T. percae, T. simiae, T. vivax, Leishmania brasiliensis, L. donovani, L. tropica, for example Trichomonadidae, for example Giardia lamblia, G. canis; Sarcomastigophora (Rhizopoda) such as Entamoebidae, for example Entamoeba histolytica, Hartmanellidae, for example Acanthamoeba sp., Harmanella sp.; Apicomplexa (Sporozoa) such as Eimeridae, for example Eimeria acervulina, E. adenoides, E. alabamensis, E. anatis, E. anserina, E. arloingi, E. ashata, E. auburnensis, E. bovis, E. brunetti, E. canis, E. chinchillae, E. clupearum, E. columbae, E. contorta, E. crandalis, E. debliecki, E. dispersa, E. ellipsoidales, E. falciformis, E. faurei, E. flavescens, E. gallopavonis, E. hagani, E. intestinalis, E. iroquoina, E. irresidua, E. labbeana, E. leucarti, E. magna, E. maxima, E. media, E. meleagridis, E. meleagrimitis, E. mitis, E. necatrix, E. ninakohlyakimovae, E. ovis, E. parva, E. pavonis, E. perforans, E. phasani, E. piriformis, E. praecox, E. residua, E. scabra, E. spec., E. stiedai, E. suis, E. tenella, E. truncata, E. truttae, E. zuernii, Globidium spec., Isospora belli, I. canis, I. felis, I. ohioensis, I. rivolta, I. spec., I. suis, Cystisospora spec., Cryptosporidium spec., in particular C. parvum; such as Toxoplasmadidae, for example Toxoplasma gondii, Hammondia heydornii, Neospora caninum, Besnoitia besnoitii; such as Sarcocystidae, for example Sarcocystis bovicanis, S. bovihominis, S. ovicanis, S. ovifelis, S. neurona, S. spec., S. suihominis, such as Leucozoidae, for example Leucozytozoon simondi, such as Plasmodiidae, for example Plasmodium berghei, P. falciparum, P. malariae, P. ovale, P. vivax, P. spec., such as Piroplasmea, for example Babesia argentina, B. bovis, B. canis, B. spec., Theileria parva, Theileria spec., such as Adeleina, for example Hepatozoon canis, H. spec.

Pathogenic endoparasites which are helminths include Platyhelmintha (e.g. Monogenea, cestodes and trematodes), nematodes, Acanthocephala, and Pentastoma. These include:

Monogenea: for example: Gyrodactylus spp., Dactylogyrus spp., Polystoma spp.; Cestodes: from the order of the Pseudophyllidea for example: Diphyllobothrium spp., Spirometra spp., Schistocephalus spp., Ligula spp., Bothridium spp., Diphlogonoporus spp.; from the order of the Cyclophyllida, for example: Mesocestoides spp., Anoplocephala spp., Paranoplocephala spp., Moniezia spp., Thysanosoma spp., Thysaniezia spp., Avitellina spp., Stilesia spp., Cittotaenia spp., Andyra spp., Bertiella spp., Taenia spp., Echinococcus spp., Hydatigera spp., Davainea spp., Raillietina spp., Hymenolepis spp., Echinolepis spp., Echinocotyle spp., Diorchis spp., Dipylidium spp., Joyeuxiella spp., Diplopylidium spp.; Trematodes: from the class of the Digenea, for example: Diplostomum spp., Posthodiplostomum spp., Schistosoma spp., Trichobilharzia spp., Ornithobilharzia spp., Austrobilharzia spp., Gigantobilharzia spp., Leucochloridium spp., Brachylaima spp., Echinostoma spp., Echinoparyphium spp., Echinochasmus spp., Hyporaeum spp., Fasciola spp., Fasciolides spp., Fasciolopsis spp., Cyclocoelum spp., Typhlocoelum spp., Paramphistomum spp., Calicophoron spp., Cotylophoron spp., Gigantocotyle spp., Fischoederius spp., Gastrothylacus spp., Notocotylus spp., Catatropis spp., Plagiorchis spp., Prosthogonimus spp., Dicrocoelium spp., Eurytrema spp., Troglotrema spp., Paragonimus spp., Collyriclum spp., Nanophyetus spp., Opisthorchis spp., Clonorchis spp., Metorchis spp., Heterophyes spp., Metagonimus spp.; Nematodes: Trichinellida, for example: Trichuris spp., Capillaria spp., Paracapillaria spp., Eucoleus spp., Trichomosoides spp., Trichinella spp., from the order of the Tylenchida, for example: Micronema spp., Strongyloides spp.; from the order of the Rhabditida, for example: Strongylus spp., Triodontophorus spp., Oesophagodontus spp., Trichonema spp., Gyalocephalus spp., Cylindropharynx spp., Poteriostomum spp., Cyclococercus spp., Cylicostephanus spp., Oesophagostomum spp., Chabertia spp., Stephanurus spp., Ancylostoma spp., Uncinaria spp., Necator spp., Bunostomum spp., Globocephalus spp., Syngamus spp., Cyathostoma spp., Metastrongylus spp., Dictyocaulus spp., Muellerius spp., Protostrongylus spp., Neostrongylus spp., Cystocaulus spp., Pneumostrongylus spp., Spicocaulus spp., Elaphostrongylus spp., Parelaphostrongylus spp., Crenosoma spp., Paracrenosoma spp., Oslerus spp., Angiostrongylus spp., Aelurostrongylus spp., Filaroides spp., Parafilaroides spp., Trichostrongylus spp., Haemonchus spp., Ostertagia spp., Teladorsagia spp., Marshallagia spp., Cooperia spp., Nippostrongylus spp., Heligmosomoides spp., Nematodirus spp., Hyostrongylus spp., Obeliscoides spp., Amidostomum spp., Ollulanus spp. from the order of the Spirurida, for example: Oxyuris spp., Enterobius spp., Passalurus spp., Syphacia spp., Aspiculuris spp., Heterakis spp.; Ascaris spp., Toxascaris spp., Toxocara spp., Baylisascaris spp., Parascaris spp., Anisakis spp., Ascaridia spp.; Gnathostoma spp., Physaloptera spp., Thelazia spp., Gongylonema spp., Habronema spp., Parabronema spp., Draschia spp., Dracunculus spp.; Stephanofilaria spp., Parafilaria spp., Setaria spp., Loa spp., Dirofilaria spp., Litomosoides spp., Brugia spp., Wuchereria spp., Onchocerca spp., Spirocerca spp.; Acanthocephala: from the order of the Oligacanthorhynchida, for example: Macracanthorhynchus spp., Prosthenorchis spp.; from the order of the Polymorphida, for example: Filicollis spp.; from the order of the Moniliformida, for example: Moniliformis spp.; from the order of the Echinorhynchida, for example Acanthocephalus spp., Echinorhynchus spp., Leptorhynchoides spp.; Pentastoma: from the order of the Porocephalida, for example Linguatula spp.

In the veterinary field and in animal keeping, the compounds of the formula (I) are administered by methods generally known in the art, such as via the enteral, parenteral, dermal or nasal route in the form of suitable preparations. Administration may be prophylactic or therapeutic.

Thus, one embodiment of the present invention refers to the use of a compound of the formula (I) as a medicament.

A further aspect refers to the use of a compound of the formula (I) as an antiendoparasitic agent, in particular a helminthicidal agent or antiprotozoic agent. Compounds of the formula (I) are suitable for use as an antiendoparasitic agent, especially as a helminthicidal agent or antiprotozoic agent, for example in animal breeding, in animal husbandry, in animal houses and in the hygiene sector.

A further aspect in turn relates to the use of a compound of the formula (I) as an antiectoparasitic, in particular an arthropodicide such as an insecticide or an acaricide. A further aspect relates to the use of a compound of the formula (I) as an antiectoparasitic, in particular an arthropodicide such as an insecticide or an acaricide, for example in animal husbandry, in animal breeding, in animal houses or in the hygiene sector.

Anthelmintic Mixing Components

The following anthelmintic mixing components may be mentioned by way of example:

anthelmintically active compounds including trematicidally and cestocidally active compounds: from the class of the macrocyclic lactones, for example: abamectin, doramectin, emamectin, eprinomectin, ivermectin, milbemycin, moxidectin, nemadectin, selamectin; from the class of the benzimidazoles and probenzimidazoles, for example: albendazole, albendazole-sulphoxide, cambendazole, cyclobendazole, febantel, fenbendazole, flubendazole, mebendazole, netobimin, oxfendazole, oxibendazole, parbendazole, thiabendazole, thiophanate, triclabendazole; from the class of the cyclooctadepsipeptides, for example: emodepside, PF1022; from the class of the aminoacetonitrile derivatives, for example: monepantel; from the class of the tetrahydropyrimidines, for example: morantel, pyrantel, oxantel; from the class of the imidazothiazoles, for example: butamisole, levamisole, tetramisole; from the class of the salicylanilides, for example: bromoxanide, brotianide, clioxanide, closantel, niclosamide, oxyclozanide, rafoxanide, tribromsalan; from the class of the paraherquamides, for example: derquantel, paraherquamide; from the class of the aminophenylamidines, for example: amidantel, deacylated amidantel (dAMD), tribendimidine; from the class of the organophosphates, for example: coumaphos, crufomate, dichlorvos, haloxone, naphthalofos, trichlorfon; from the class of the substituted phenols, for example: bithionol, disophenol, hexachlorophene, niclofolan, meniclopholan, nitroxynil; from the class of the piperazinones, for example: praziquantel, epsiprantel; from various other classes, for example: amoscanate, bephenium, bunamidine, clonazepam, clorsulon, diamfenetid, dichlorophen, diethylcarbamazine, emetine, hetolin, hycanthone, lucanthone, Miracil, mirasan, niclosamide, niridazole, nitroxynil, nitroscanate, oltipraz, omphalotin, oxamniquin, paromomycin, piperazine, resorantel.

Vector Control

The compounds of the formula (I) can also be used in vector control. In the context of the present invention, a vector is an arthropod, especially an insect or arachnid, capable of transmitting pathogens, for example viruses, worms, single-cell organisms and bacteria, from a reservoir (plant, animal, human, etc.) to a host. The pathogens can be transmitted either mechanically (for example trachoma by non-stinging flies) to a host or after injection (for example malaria parasites by mosquitoes) into a host.

Examples of vectors and the diseases or pathogens they transmit are:

1) Mosquitoes

-   -   Anopheles: malaria, filariasis;     -   Culex: Japanese encephalitis, filariasis, other viral diseases,         transmission of worms;     -   Aedes: yellow fever, dengue fever, filariasis, other viral         diseases;     -   Simulidae: transmission of worms, in particular Onchocerca         volvulus;         2) Lice: skin infections, epidemic typhus;         3) Fleas: plague, endemic typhus;         4) Flies: sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis); cholera, other         bacterial diseases;         5) Mites: acariosis, epidemic typhus, rickettsialpox,         tularaemia, Saint Louis encephalitis, tick-borne encephalitis         (TBE), Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, borreliosis;         6) Ticks: borellioses such as Borrelia duttoni, tick-borne         encephalitis, Q fever (Coxiella burnetii), babesioses (Babesia         canis canis).

Examples of vectors in the context of the present invention are insects, such as aphids, flies, leafhoppers or thrips, which can transmit plant viruses to plants. Other vectors capable of transmitting plant viruses are spider mites, lice, beetles and nematodes.

Further examples of vectors in the context of the present invention are insects and arachnids such as mosquitoes, especially of the genera Aedes, Anopheles, for example A. gambiae, A. arabiensis, A. funestus, A. dirus (malaria) and Culex, lice, fleas, flies, mites and ticks, which can transmit pathogens to animals and/or humans.

Vector control is also possible if the compounds of the formula (I) are resistance-breaking.

Compounds of the formula (I) are suitable for use in the prevention of diseases and/or pathogens transmitted by vectors. Thus, a further aspect of the present invention is the use of compounds of the formula (I) for vector control, for example in agriculture, in horticulture, in forestry, in gardens and in leisure facilities, and also in the protection of materials and stored products.

Protection of Industrial Materials

The compounds of the formula (I) are suitable for protecting industrial materials against attack or destruction by insects, for example from the orders Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Isoptera, Lepidoptera, Psocoptera and Zygentoma.

Industrial materials in the present context are understood to mean inanimate materials, such as preferably plastics, adhesives, sizes, papers and cards, leather, wood, processed wood products and coating compositions. The use of the invention for protection of wood is particularly preferred.

In a further embodiment, the compounds of the formula (I) are used together with at least one further insecticide and/or at least one fungicide.

In a further embodiment, the compounds of the formula (I) are present as a ready-to-use pesticide, i.e. it can be applied to the material in question without further modifications. Suitable further insecticides or fungicides are in particular those mentioned above.

Surprisingly, it has also been found that the compounds of the formula (I) can be employed for protecting objects which come into contact with saltwater or brackish water, in particular hulls, screens, nets, buildings, moorings and signalling systems, against fouling. It is equally possible to use the compounds of the formula (I), alone or in combinations with other active compounds, as antifouling agents.

Control of Animal Pests in the Hygiene Sector

The compounds of the formula (I) are suitable for controlling animal pests in the hygiene sector. More particularly, the invention can be used in the domestic protection sector, in the hygiene protection sector and in the protection of stored products, particularly for control of insects, arachnids and mites encountered in enclosed spaces, for example dwellings, factory halls, offices, vehicle cabins. For controlling animal pests, the compounds of the formula (I) are used alone or in combination with other active compounds and/or auxiliaries. They are preferably used in domestic insecticide products. The compounds of the formula (I) are effective against sensitive and resistant species, and against all developmental stages.

These pests include, for example, pests from the class Arachnida, from the orders Scorpiones, Araneae and Opiliones, from the classes Chilopoda and Diplopoda, from the class Insecta the order Blattodea, from the orders Coleoptera, Dermaptera, Diptera, Heteroptera, Hymenoptera, Isoptera, Lepidoptera, Phthiraptera, Psocoptera, Saltatoria or Orthoptera, Siphonaptera and Zygentoma and from the class Malacostraca the order Isopoda.

Application is effected, for example, in aerosols, unpressurized spray products, for example pump and atomizer sprays, automatic fogging systems, foggers, foams, gels, evaporator products with evaporator tablets made of cellulose or plastic, liquid evaporators, gel and membrane evaporators, propeller-driven evaporators, energy-free, or passive, evaporation systems, moth papers, moth bags and moth gels, as granules or dusts, in baits for spreading or bait stations.

PREPARATION EXAMPLES N-[5-Ethylsulphonyl-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]-2-pyridyl]thioacetamide (Ex. 63)

71 mg (0.16 mmol) of N-[5-ethylsulphonyl-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]-2-pyridyl]acetamide were dissolved in 6 ml of toluene, 65.8 mg (0.16 mmol) of Lawesson's reagent (4-methoxyphenyldithiophosphonic anhydride) were added and the mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 3 h. Subsequently, a further 197.5 mg (0.48 mmol) of Lawesson's reagent were added and the mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 1 h. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by column chromatography using a cyclohexane/ethyl acetate gradient (30:70 to 0:100) as mobile phase.

(log P (neutral): 2.41; MH⁺: 444; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.19 (t, 3H), 2.74 (s, 3H), 3.68 (q, 2H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 8.31 (s, 1H), 8.59 (d, 1H), 9.30 (s, 1H), 9.35 (br. s, 1H), 12.69 (s, 1H).

N-[5-Ethylsulphonyl-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]-2-pyridyl]acetamide

774 mg (1.80 mmol) of 5-(ethylsulphonyl)-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]pyridine-2-amine were initially charged with 220.8 mg of 4-dimethylaminopyridine (1.80 mmol) in a mixture of 20 ml each of pyridine and toluene, and 425.7 mg (5.42 mmol) of acetyl chloride were added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 45 min, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by column chromatography using cyclohexane/ethyl acetate as mobile phase.

(log P (neutral): 2.01; MH⁺: 428; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.15 (t, 3H), 2.17 (s, 3H), 3.62 (q, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 8.29 (s, 1H), 8.46-8.53 (m, 2H), 9.29 (s, 1H), 11.31 (s, 1H).

N-{5-(Ethylsulphonyl)-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]pyridin-2-yl}-2-methylpropanamide (Ex. 16)

54 mg (0.11 mmol) of 5-(ethylsulphonyl)-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]pyridine-2-amine were dissolved in 4 ml of acetonitrile, 360 mg of pyridine (4.54 mmol) and 13.87 mg of 4-dimethylaminopyridine (0.11 mmol) were added and the mixture was heated to 60° C. 123.4 mg (1.13 mmol) of 2-methylpropionyl chloride were then added, the heating bath was removed and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction was diluted with 10 ml of dichloromethane, washed with 1 M hydrochloric acid solution and dried over sodium sulphate, and the solvent was then distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography using cyclohexane/ethyl acetate (1:1) as mobile phase.

(log P (neutral): 2.61; MH⁺: 456; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.11-1.19 (m, 9H), 2.75-2.81 (m, 1H), 3.61 (q, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 8.30 (s, 1H), 8.47 (d, 1H), 8.55 (d, 1H), 9.29 (s, 1H), 11.27 (s, 1H).

5-(Ethylsulphonyl)-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]pyridine-2-amine (Ex. 14)

118 mg (0.29 mmol) of 2-(6-chloro-3-ethylsulphonyl-2-pyridyl)-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine, 3 ml of ethanol and 3 ml of 26% strength aqueous ammonia solution were stirred in a microwave oven at 120° C. and 15 bar for 6 h. The mixture was freed of the solvent under reduced pressure and the residue was used directly for the next step.

(log P (neutral): 1.62; MH⁺: 386; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.13 (t, 3H), 3.46 (q, 2H), 3.82 (s, 3H), 6.76 (d, 1H), 7.42 (br. s., 2H), 7.93 (d, 1H), 8.24 (s, 1H), 9.23 (s, 1H).

2-(6-Chloro-3-ethylsulphonyl-2-pyridyl)-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine (Ex. XIII-1)

900 mg (2.41 mmol) of 2-(6-chloro-3-ethylsulphanyl-2-pyridyl)-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine were dissolved in 50 ml of dichloromethane, 555.6 mg (12.0 mmol) of formic acid and 1.64 g (16.8 mmol) of 35% strength hydrogen peroxide were added at room temperature and the mixture was then stirred at room temperature for 5 h. The mixture was diluted with water and sodium bisulfite solution was added, the mixture was stirred for 1 h and saturated sodium bicarbonate solution was then added. The organic phase was separated off, the aqueous phase was extracted twice with dichloromethane and the combined organic phases were then freed of the solvent under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography by means of preparative HPLC using a water/acetonitrile gradient as eluent.

(log P (neutral): 2.54; MH⁺: 405; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.20 (t, 3H), 3.77 (q, 2H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 8.13 (d, 1H), 8.32 (s, 1H), 8.56 (d, 1H), 9.30 (s, 1H).

2-(6-Chloro-3-ethylsulphanyl-2-pyridyl)-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine (Ex. XI-1)

4.00 g (10.7 mmol) of 2-(3,6-dichloro-2-pyridyl)-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine were dissolved in 60 ml of tetrahydrofuran, 446 mg (11.1 mmol) of sodium hydride were added at −5° C. and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 30 minutes. 733 mg (11.8 mmol) of ethanethiol were then added dropwise over 30 minutes at −5° C., the cooling bath was removed and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h. The reaction mixture was hydrolysed with water, the organic phase was separated off and the aqueous phase was extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The organic phases were combined, washed with sodium chloride solution and dried over sodium sulphate, and the solvent was then distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by trituration with methyl tert-butyl ketone/dichloromethane 25:1.

(log P (neutral): 3.06; MH⁺: 373

2-(3,6-Dichloro-2-pyridyl)-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine (Ex. IX-1)

20 g (104.6 mmol) of N³-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine-3,4-diamine, 25.11 g (130.8 mmol) of 3,6-dichloropyridine-2-carboxylic acid and 20.06 g (104.6 mmol) of 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDCI) were stirred in 200 ml of pyridine at 120° C. for 8 h. The reaction mixture was freed of solvent under reduced pressure, water was added and the mixture was extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic phases were combined and dried over sodium sulphate, and the solvent was then distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography using a cyclohexane/ethyl acetate gradient as mobile phase.

(log P (neutral): 2.81; MH⁺: 347; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 3.99 (s, 3H), 7.89 (d, 1H), 8.32 (s, 1H), 8.35 (d, 1H), 9.28 (s, 1H).

N-{5-(Ethylsulphonyl)-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]pyridin-2-yl}methanesulphonamide (Ex. 26)

66 mg (0.13 mmol) of 5-(ethylsulphonyl)-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]pyridine-2-amine were dissolved in 5 ml of acetonitrile, 439 mg (5.54 mmol) of pyridine and 17.0 mg (0.13 mmol) of 4-dimethylaminopyridine were added, and 124.6 mg (0.69 mmol) of methanesulphonic anhydride were added dropwise under argon. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h, another 124.6 mg (0.69 mmol) of methanesulphonic anhydride were added and the mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 2 h. The solvent was distilled off and the residue was dissolved in dichloromethane and washed with 2 N hydrochloric acid solution. The aqueous phase was extracted twice with dichloromethane, the combined organic phases were dried over sodium sulphate and the solvent was then distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography using a water/acetonitrile gradient as mobile phase.

(log P (neutral): 0.85; MH⁺: 464; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.20 (t, 3H), 3.34 (s, 3H), 3.74 (q, 2H), 3.92 (s, 3H), 7.34 (d, 1H), 8.29 (s, 1H), 8.40 (d, 1H), 9.29 (s, 1H), 11.72 (s, 1H).

1-[5-Ethylsulphonyl-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]-2-pyridyl]-1,2-dimethylhydrazine (Ex. 60)

Under argon, 102 mg (0.25 mmol) of 2-(6-chloro-3-ethylsulphonyl-2-pyridyl)-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine were dissolved in 7 ml of acetonitrile, 150.9 mg (1.09 mmol) of potassium carbonate and 103.8 mg (0.78 mmol) of 1,2-dimethylhydrazinium dichloride were added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 h. The mixture was filtered off and the mother liquor was freed of the solvent. The residue was taken up in dichloromethane and washed once with water. The organic phase was dried over sodium sulphate, and the solvent was then distilled off under reduced pressure.

(log P (neutral): 2.39; MH⁺: 429; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.15 (t, 3H), 2.54 (d, 3H), 3.23 (s (3H), 3.54 (q, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 5.24 (q, 1H), 7.37 (d, 1H), 8.02 (d, 1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 9.25 (s, 1H).

2-(3,6-Difluoropyridin-2-yl)-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine (Ex. IX-2)

5.39 g (23.6 mmol) of N³-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine-3,4-diamine, 4.90 g (30.8 mmol) of 3,6-difluoropyridine-2-carboxylic acid and 4.54 g (23.6 mmol) of 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDCI) were stirred in 50 ml of pyridine at 120° C. for 8 h. The reaction mixture was freed of solvent under reduced pressure, water was added and the mixture was extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic phases were combined and dried over sodium sulphate, and the solvent was then distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography using a cyclohexane/acetone gradient as mobile phase.

log P (neutral): 2.11; MH⁺: 315; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 4.14 (s, 3H), 7.60-7.64 (m, 1H), 8.27-8.33 (m, 2H), 9.28 (s, 1H).

2-[3-(Ethylsulphanyl)-6-fluoropyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine (Ex. XI-2)

6.12 g (19.4 mmol) of 2-(3,6-difluoropyridin-2-yl)-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine were dissolved in 200 ml of tetrahydrofuran, and 857 mg (21.4 mmol) of sodium hydride were added at 0° C. 1.67 mg (19.8 mmol) of sodium thioethoxide were then added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Water was added and the reaction mixture was extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic phases were combined and dried over sodium sulphate, and the solvent was then distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography using a cyclohexane/acetone gradient as mobile phase.

log P (neutral): 2.73; MH⁺: 357; 1H-NMR (400 MHz, D6-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.18 (t, 3H), 3.01 (q, 2H), 4.00 (s, 3H), 7.49-7.52 (m, 1H), 8.28-8.32 (m, 2H), 9.25 (s, 1H).

2-[3-(Ethylsulphonyl)-6-fluoropyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine (Ex. XIII-2)

3.68 g (10.2 mmol) of 2-[3-(ethylsulphanyl)-6-fluoropyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine were dissolved in 100 ml of dichloromethane. At room temperature, 3.79 g (75% strength, 16.4 mmol) of meta-chloroperbenzic acid were added and the mixture was stirred overnight. Saturated sodium thiosulphate solution and then saturated sodium bicarbonate solution were added to the mixture. The organic phase was separated off, the aqueous phase was extracted twice with dichloromethane and the combined organic phases were then freed of the solvent under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography by means of preparative HPLC using a water/acetonitrile gradient as eluent.

log P (neutral): 2.30; MH⁺: 389; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.20 (t, 3H), 3.77 (q, 2H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 7.79-7.82 (m, 1H), 8.31 (s, 1H), 8.70-8.74 (m, 1H), 9.29 (s, 1H).

2-[6-Ethoxy-3-(ethylsulphonyl)pyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine (Ex. 10)

23 μl (0.38 mmol) of ethanol were initially charged in 5 ml of tetrahydrofuran, and 15 mg (60% strength, 0.38 mmol) of sodium hydride were added. 100 mg (0.25 mmol) of 2-[3-(ethylsulphonyl)-6-fluoropyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine were added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Water was added to the mixture. The organic phase was separated off, the aqueous phase was extracted twice with ethyl acetate and the combined organic phases were then freed of the solvent under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography by means of preparative HPLC using a water/acetonitrile gradient as eluent.

log P (neutral): 2.86; MH⁺: 415; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.18 (t, 3H), 1.35 (t, 3H), 3.69 (q, 2H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 4.42 (q, 2H), 7.30 (d, 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 8.34 (d, 1H), 9.29 (s, 1H).

2-[6-(Ethylsulphanyl)-3-(ethylsulphonyl)pyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine (Ex. 5)

32 mg (0.38 mmol) of sodium thioethoxide were initially charged in 5 ml of tetrahydrofuran, and 15 mg (60% strength, 0.38 mmol) of sodium hydride were added. 100 mg (0.25 mmol) of 2-[3-(ethylsulphonyl)-6-fluoropyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine were added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Methanol was added and the mixture was then concentrated to dryness. The residue was taken up in water and ethyl acetate. The organic phase was separated off, the aqueous phase was extracted twice with ethyl acetate and the combined organic phases were then freed of the solvent under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography by means of preparative HPLC using a water/acetonitrile gradient as eluent.

log P (neutral): 3.14; MH⁺: 431; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.19 (t, 3H), 1.30 (t, 3H), 3.20 (q, 2H), 3.71 (q, 2H), 3.90 (s, 3H), 7.82 (d, 1H), 8.25 (d, 1H), 8.29 (s, 1H), 9.29 (s, 1H).

2-[3,6-Bis(ethylsulphonyl)pyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine (Ex. 15)

171 mg (0.39 mmol) of 2-[6-(ethylsulphanyl)-3-(ethylsulphonyl)pyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine were dissolved in 7 ml of dichloromethane, 101 mg (0.43 mmol) of meta-chloroperbenzoic acid were then added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. The mixture was washed once with saturated sodium thiosulphate solution and then with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution. The organic phase was dried over sodium sulphate, and the solvent was then distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography using a water/acetonitrile gradient as mobile phase.

log P (neutral): 2.27; MH⁺: 463; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.18-1.26 (m, 6H), 3.59 (q, 2H), 3.90 (q, 2H), 3.95 (s, 3H), 8.33 (d, 1H), 8.56 (d, 1H), 8.89 (d, 1H), 9.31 (s, 1H).

2-[6-(Ethylsulphinyl)-3-(ethylsulphonyl)pyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine (Ex. 37)

171 mg (0.39 mmol) of 2-[6-(ethylsulphanyl)-3-(ethylsulphonyl)pyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine were dissolved in 7 ml of dichloromethane, 101 mg (0.43 mmol) of meta-chloroperbenzoic acid were then added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. The mixture was washed once with saturated sodium thiosulphate solution and then with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution. The organic phase was dried over sodium sulphate, and the solvent was then distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography using a water/acetonitrile gradient as mobile phase.

log P (neutral): 2.02; MH⁺: 447; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.12 (t, 3H), 1.22 (t, 3H), 2.98-3.05 (m, 2H), 3.78-3.87 (m, 2H), 3.90 (s, 3H), 8.32 (s, 1H), 8.38 (d, 1H), 8.82 (d, 1H), 9.30 (s, 1H).

2-[6-(S-Ethylsulphonimidoyl)-3-(ethylsulphonyl)pyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine (Ex. 41)

76 mg (0.17 mmol) of 2-[6-(ethylsulphinyl)-3-(ethylsulphonyl)pyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine were dissolved in 2 ml of acetonitrile, 41 mg (0.20 mmol) of 4-nitrobenzenesulphonamide and 88 mg (0.27 mmol) of diacetoxyiodobenzene were then added and the mixture was stirred at 77° C. for 72 h. Another 88 mg (0.27 mmol) of diacetoxyiodobenzene were then added, and the mixture was stirred at 77° C. for a further 72 h. This gave the product which was purified by distillative removal of the solvent under reduced pressure and by column chromatography of the residue using a water/acetonitrile gradient as mobile phase.

log P (neutral): 1.79; MH⁺: 462; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.19 (t, 3H), 1.25 (t, 3H), 3.39-3.51 (m, 2H), 3.90 (q, 2H), 3.94 (s, 3H), 8.34 (s, 1H), 8.54 (d, 1H), 8.85 (d, 1H), 9.32 (s, 1H).

2-[3-(Ethylsulphonyl)-6-(methylsulphanyl)pyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine (Ex. 28)

27 mg (0.38 mmol) of sodium thiomethoxide were initially charged in 5 ml of tetrahydrofuran, and 15 mg (60% strength, 0.38 mmol) of sodium hydride were added. 100 mg (0.25 mmol) of 2-[3-(ethylsulphonyl)-6-fluoropyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine were added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Methanol was added and the mixture was then concentrated to dryness. The residue was taken up in water and ethyl acetate. The organic phase was separated off, the aqueous phase was extracted twice with ethyl acetate and the combined organic phases were then freed of the solvent under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography using a water/acetonitrile gradient as mobile phase.

log P (neutral): 2.75; MH⁺: 417; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.19 (t, 3H), 2.60 (s, 3H), 3.72 (q, 2H), 3.90 (s, 3H), 7.85 (d, 1H), 8.27 (d, 1H), 8.29 (s, 1H), 9.29 (s, 1H).

[{5-(Ethylsulphonyl)-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]pyridin-2-yl}(methyl)-lambda4-sulphanylidene]cyanamide (Ex. 43)

410 mg (0.98 mmol) of 2-[3-(ethylsulphonyl)-6-(methylsulphanyl)pyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine were initially charged in 40 ml of methanol, and 54 mg (1.28 mmol) of cyanamide and 133 mg (1.18 mmol) of potassium tert-butoxide were added. 263 mg (1.47 mmol) of N-bromosuccinimide were then added a little at a time, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The mixture was concentrated, and saturated sodium thiosulphate solution and dichloromethane were then added. The organic phase was separated off, the aqueous phase was extracted twice with dichloromethane and the combined organic phases were then freed of the solvent under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography using a water/acetonitrile gradient as mobile phase.

log P (neutral): 1.75; MH⁺: 457; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.24 (t, 3H), 3.29 (s, 3H), 3.87-3.94 (m, 2H), 3.98 (s, 3H), 8.34 (s, 1H), 8.57 (d, 1H), 8.89 (d, 1H), 9.33 (s, 1H).

2-[6-(Benzylsulphanyl)-3-(ethylsulphonyl)pyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine (Ex. 30)

64 mg (0.51 mmol) of benzylmercaptan were initially charged in 10 ml of tetrahydrofuran, and 31 mg (60% strength, 0.77 mmol) of sodium hydride were added. 200 mg (0.51 mmol) of 2-[3-(ethylsulphonyl)-6-fluoropyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine were added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Methanol was added and the mixture was then concentrated to dryness. The residue was taken up in water and ethyl acetate. The organic phase was separated off, the aqueous phase was extracted twice with ethyl acetate and the combined organic phases were then freed of the solvent under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography using a water/acetonitrile gradient as mobile phase.

log P (neutral): 3.72; MH⁺: 493; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.18 (t, 3H), 3.69 (q, 2H), 3.80 (s, 3H), 4.49 (s, 2H), 7.23-7.39 (m, 5H), 7.87 (d, 1H), 8.27 (d, 1H), 8.30 (s, 1H), 9.29 (s, 1H).

5-(Ethylsulphonyl)-N-isopropyl-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]pyridine-2-sulphonamide (Ex. 49)

520 mg (1.05 mmol) of 2-[6-(benzylsulphanyl)-3-(ethylsulphonyl)pyridin-2-yl]-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine were initially charged in a mixture of 10 ml of dichloromethane, 2 ml of water and 1 ml of acetic acid at 0° C., and 624 mg (3.16 mmol) of 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin, dissolved in dichloromethane, were added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The organic phase was separated off and the aqueous phase was extracted twice with dichloromethane. At 0° C., a quarter of the combined organic dichloromethane solution was added dropwise to a solution of isopropylamine (0.028 ml, 0.33 mmol) in 2 ml of tetrahydrofuran. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 h and then concentrated to dryness on a rotary evaporator. The residue was purified by column chromatography using a water/acetonitrile gradient as mobile phase.

log P (neutral): 2.49; MH⁺: 492; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.01 (d, 6H), 1.22 (t, 3H), 3.45-3.53 (m, 1H), 3.84 (q, 2H), 3.93 (s, 3H), 8.29 (bs, 1H), 8.35 (s, 1H), 8.45 (d, 1H), 8.82 (d, 1H), 9.35 (s, 1H).

2-{6-[(E)-2-Cyclopropylvinyl]-3-(ethylsulphonyl)pyridin-2-yl}-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine (Ex. 40)

100 mg (0.25 mmol) of 2-(6-chloro-3-ethylsulphonyl-2-pyridyl)-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine, 48 mg (0.25 mmol) of (E)-2-cyclopropylvinylboronic acid pinacol ester and 9 mg (0.007 mmol) of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) were initially charged in a mixture of degassed dioxane (2 ml) and degassed sodium carbonate solution (1M, 1 ml), and the mixture was stirred at 96° C. for 16 h. The reaction mixture was then cooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was taken up in water and dichloromethane. The phases were separated and the aqueous phase was extracted three times with dichloromethane. The combined organic phases were then freed of the solvent and the residue was purified by column chromatography using a water/acetonitrile gradient as mobile phase.

log P (neutral): 3.24; MH⁺: 437; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 0.67-0.69 (m, 2H), 0.91-0.96 (m, 2H), 1.18 (t, 3H), 1.72-1.76 (m, 1H), 3.69 (q, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 6.60 (dd, 1H), 6.81 (d, 1H), 7.82 (d, 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 8.39 (d, 1H), 9.28 (s, 1H).

Methyl 5-(ethylsulphonyl)-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]pyridine-2-carboxylate (Ex. 12)

In an autoclave, 1.98 g (4.88 mmol) of 2-(6-chloro-3-ethylsulphonyl-2-pyridyl)-3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine, 749 mg (9.12 mmol) of sodium acetate and 386 mg (0.48 mmol) of [1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II)-acetone complex were initially charged in 100 ml of methanol, and the mixture was carbonylated at 80° C. under a carbon monoxide atmosphere at a pressure of 10 bar for 15 h. The mixture was then cooled to room temperature and the carbon monoxide atmosphere was removed. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was taken up in water and dichloromethane. The phases were separated and the aqueous phase was extracted three times with dichloromethane. The combined organic phases were then freed of the solvent and the residue was purified by column chromatography using a water/acetonitrile gradient as mobile phase.

log P (neutral): 2.17; MH⁺: 429; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.20 (t, 3H), 3.81 (q, 2H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.96 (s, 3H), 8.32 (s, 1H), 8.54 (d, 1H), 8.75 (d, 1H), 9.30 (s, 1H).

5-(Ethylsulphonyl)-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]pyridine-2-carboxylic acid

944 mg (2.20 mmol) of methyl 5-(ethylsulphonyl)-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]pyridine-2-carboxylate were initially charged in 10 ml of ethanol, 2.42 ml of aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (1M, 2.42 mmol) were added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was taken up in water. The mixture was then acidified with dilute hydrochloric acid and the precipitated solid was filtered off with suction, washed with water and dried.

log P (neutral): 0.76; MH⁺: 415; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.20 (t, 3H), 3.81 (q, 2H), 3.90 (s, 3H), 8.32 (s, 1H), 8.49 (d, 1H), 8.71 (d, 1H), 9.30 (s, 1H).

5-(Ethylsulphonyl)-N-methyl-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]pyridine-2-carboxamide (Ex. 31)

200 mg (0.48 mmol) of 5-(ethylsulphonyl)-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]pyridine-2-carboxylic acid were initially charged in 10 ml of dioxane, 111 mg of 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDCI, 0.57 mmol) were added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. 0.24 ml of methanamine solution (2M in THF, 0.48 mmol) were then added and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was taken up in water and dichloromethane. The phases were separated and the aqueous phase was extracted three times with dichloromethane. The combined organic phases were then freed of the solvent and the residue was purified by column chromatography using a water/acetonitrile gradient as mobile phase.

log P (neutral): 1.96; MH⁺: 428; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.19 (t, 3H), 2.84 (d, 3H), 3.82 (q, 2H), 3.93 (s, 3H), 8.33 (s, 1H), 8.49 (d, 1H), 8.72 (d, 1H), 8.95-8.98 (m, 1H), 9.36 (s, 1H).

5-(Ethylsulphonyl)-N-methyl-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]pyridine-2-carbothioamide (Ex. 34)

20 mg (0.05 mmol) of 5-(ethylsulphonyl)-N-methyl-6-[3-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl]pyridine-2-carboxamide were initially charged in 2 ml of toluene, 8 mg (0.02 mmol) of Lawesson's reagent (4-methoxyphenyldithiophosphonic anhydride) were added and the mixture was stirred under reflux for 10 h. A further 8 mg (0.02 mmol) of Lawesson's reagent were then added and the reaction mixture was stirred at 106° C. for 16 h. A further 16 mg (0.04 mmol) of Lawesson's reagent were subsequently added and the reaction mixture was stirred at 106° C. for a further 16 h. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography using a water/acetonitrile gradient as mobile phase.

log P (neutral): 2.76; MH⁺: 444; ¹H-NMR (400 MHz, D₆-DMSO) δ ppm: 1.20 (t, 3H), 3.22 (d, 3H), 3.80 (q, 2H), 3.92 (s, 3H), 8.33 (s, 1H), 8.70 (d, 1H), 8.88 (d, 1H), 9.36 (s, 1H).

In analogy to the examples and according to the above-described preparation processes, the following compounds of the formula (I) can be obtained:

where the substituents R¹, R^(2a), R^(2b), R³, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings given in the table below:

Ex. R¹ n A⁴ A² A¹ R^(2a) R³ R^(2b) 1 ethyl 0 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

2 ethyl 1 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

3 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

4 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

5 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

6 ethyl 0 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

7 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

8 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

9 ethyl 1 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

10 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

12 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

13 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

14 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

15 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

16 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

17 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

18 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

19 ethyl 0 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

20 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

21 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

22 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

24 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

25 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

26 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

27 ethyl 0 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

28 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

29 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

30 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

31 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

32 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

33 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

34 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

35 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

36 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

37 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

38 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

39 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

40 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

41 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

42 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

43 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

44 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

45 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

46 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

47 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

48 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

49 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

50 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

51 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

52 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

53 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

54 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

55 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

56 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

57 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

58 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

59 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

60 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

61 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

62 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H C₂F₅

63 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

64 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

65 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

66 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

67 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H C₂F₅

68 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

69 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

70 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

71 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

72 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

73 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

74 ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

where the bond to the remainder of the molecule is identified by a wavy line.

The log P values are measured according to EEC Directive 79/831 Annex V.A8 by HPLC (high-performance liquid chromatography) on a reversed-phase column (C18). Temperature: 55° C.

The LC-MS determination in the acidic range is effected at pH 2.7 using 0.1% aqueous formic acid and acetonitrile (contains 0.1% formic acid) as eluents, linear gradient from 10% acetonitrile to 95% acetonitrile. Called log P (HCOOH) in the table.

LC-MS determination in the neutral range is effected at pH 7.8 with 0.001 molar aqueous ammonium hydrogencarbonate solution and acetonitrile as eluents; linear gradient from 10% acetonitrile to 95% acetonitrile. Called log P (neutral) in the table.

Calibration is carried out using unbranched alkan-2-ones (having 3 to 16 carbon atoms) with known log P values (log P values determined on the basis of the retention times by linear interpolation between two successive alkanones).

The NMR data of selected examples are listed either in conventional form (6 values, multiplet splitting, number of hydrogen atoms) or as NMR peak lists.

In each case, the solvent in which the NMR spectrum is recorded is stated.

NMR Peak List Method

The ¹H NMR data of selected examples are stated in the form of ¹H NMR peak lists. For each signal peak, first the δ value in ppm and then the signal intensity in round brackets are listed. The pairs of δ value-signal intensity numbers for different signal peaks are listed with separation from one another by semicolons.

The peak list for one example therefore has the form of:

δ₁ (intensity₁); δ₂ (intensity₂); . . . ; δ_(i) (intensity_(i)); . . . ; δ_(n) (intensity_(n))

The intensity of sharp signals correlates with the height of the signals in a printed example of an NMR spectrum in cm and shows the true ratios of the signal intensities. In the case of broad signals, several peaks or the middle of the signal and the relative intensity thereof may be shown in comparison to the most intense signal in the spectrum.

Calibration of the chemical shift of ¹H NMR spectra is accomplished using tetramethylsilane and/or the chemical shift of the solvent, particularly in the case of spectra which are measured in DMSO. Therefore, the tetramethylsilane peak may but need not occur in NMR peak lists.

The lists of the ¹H NMR peaks are similar to the conventional ¹H-NMR printouts and thus usually contain all peaks listed in a conventional NMR interpretation.

In addition, like conventional ¹H NMR printouts, they may show solvent signals, signals of stereoisomers of the target compounds which likewise form part of the subject-matter of the invention, and/or peaks of impurities.

In the reporting of compound signals within the delta range of solvents and/or water, our lists of ¹H NMR peaks show the standard solvent peaks, for example peaks of DMSO in DMSO-D₆ and the peak of water, which usually have a high intensity on average.

The peaks of stereoisomers of the target compounds and/or peaks of impurities usually have a lower intensity on average than the peaks of the target compounds (for example with a purity of >90%).

Such stereoisomers and/or impurities may be typical of the particular preparation process. Their peaks can thus help in this case to identify reproduction of our preparation process with reference to “by-product fingerprints”.

An expert calculating the peaks of the target compounds by known methods (MestreC, ACD simulation, but also with empirically evaluated expected values) can, if required, isolate the peaks of the target compounds, optionally using additional intensity filters. This isolation would be similar to the peak picking in question in conventional ¹H NMR interpretation.

Further details of ¹H NMR peak lists can be found in the Research Disclosure Database Number 564025.

logP- logP- neutral acidic 2.79 2.80 Example 1: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 11.055(2.7); 9.258(4.0); 8.289(2.9); 8.278(4.5); 8.267(3.5); 8.105(3.0); 8.083(2.4); 5.754(1.4); 3.982 (16.0); 3.318(23.2); 2.964(1.2); 2.946(3.9); 2.928(4.0); 2.909(1.3); 2.671(0.5); 2.524(1.2); 2.507 (53.8); 2.502(70.0); 2.498(52.2); 2.334(0.4); 2.329(0.5); 2.325(0.4); 2.004(0.6); 1.999(0.7); 1.988 (1.7); 1.974(0.7); 1.968(0.7); 1.398(0.5); 1.175(0.9); 1.170(4.4); 1.151(9.1); 1.133(4.2); 0.864 (3.8); 0.854(5.4); 0.836(2.7); 0.146(0.4); 0.008(3.3); 0.000(79.0); −0.149(0.4) 2.25 2.33 Example 2: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 10.857(3.1); 9.323(4.4); 8.506(1.3); 8.484(5.1); 8.470(4.7); 8.448(1.2); 8.314(0.8); 8.304(4.8); 5.754 (0.9); 4.370(16.0); 3.480(1.0); 3.461(1.1); 3.447(1.2); 3.428(1.1); 3.410(0.3); 3.318(56.2); 3.027 (1.1); 3.009(1.3); 2.994(1.1); 2.976(1.0); 2.670(0.7); 2.540(1.8); 2.521(8.7); 2.502(111.6); 2.440 (0.4); 2.329(0.7); 1.288(4.0); 1.269(8.3); 1.251(3.8); 1.148(4.2); 1.130(8.6); 1.111(4.0); 0.146 (0.4); 0.000(73.5); −0.150(0.4) 1.73 2.74 Example 3: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 12.789(2.8); 9.309(5.1); 9.278(0.4); 8.647(2.5); 8.625(3.2); 8.469(3.3); 8.447(2.6); 8.337(0.4); 8.317 (6.2); 4.020(0.5); 3.988(1.4); 3.914(16.0); 3.838(0.9); 3.823(0.9); 3.735(1.3); 3.716(3.8); 3.698 (3.9); 3.680(1.3); 3.319(67.3); 2.671(0.7); 2.501(105.6); 2.328(0.7); 1.988(0.5); 1.398(0.5); 1.236 (0.4); 1.208(4.1); 1.190(8.3); 1.171(3.9); 0.000(0.8) 1.94 3.17 Example 4: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 12.826(1.4); 9.304(5.0); 8.636(1.2); 8.614(1.7); 8.455(1.8); 8.432(1.5); 8.313(5.8); 5.753(0.3); 4.017 (1.1); 3.911(16.0); 3.729(1.1); 3.710(3.1); 3.692(3.2); 3.673(1.1); 3.321(93.6); 3.318(98.7); 2.671 (1.0); 2.506(132.9); 2.501(174.0); 2.497(132.9); 2.328(1.1); 1.206(4.2); 1.188(9.1); 1.169(4.2); 0.008(2.5); 0.000(59.6); −0.008(3.0) 3.14 3.19 Example 5: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 9.289(4.5); 8.294(4.8); 8.264(3.0); 8.242(3.3); 7.832(3.3); 7.811(3.0); 5.754(3.6); 3.898(16.0); 3.736 (1.1); 3.718(3.7); 3.700(3.6); 3.681(1.1); 3.321(59.9); 3.230(1.2); 3.211(3.9); 3.193(4.0); 3.175 (1.3); 2.672(0.4); 2.502(66.8); 2.329(0.4); 1.322(4.3); 1.303(9.0); 1.285(4.2); 1.206(3.8); 1.187 (8.2); 1.169(3.7); 0.000(19.2) 3.18 Example 6: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 12.184(1.1); 9.269(4.4); 8.314(0.5); 8.291(4.8); 8.220(2.0); 8.198(3.3); 8.131(3.5); 8.109(2.2); 4.473 (0.4); 4.037(16.0); 3.825(0.3); 3.318(99.5); 3.038(1.2); 3.019(3.9); 3.001(3.9); 2.983(1.3); 2.670 (1.5); 2.506(175.4); 2.502(227.7); 2.498(180.7); 2.328(1.5); 1.215(4.3); 1.196(8.8); 1.178(4.1); 0.146(0.6); 0.008(8.0); 0.000(124.6); −0.150(0.6) 2.66 2.71 Example 7: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 11.227(2.9); 9.288(4.2); 8.568(2.5); 8.546(4.5); 8.492(3.9); 8.469(2.3); 8.313(0.5); 8.297(4.6); 3.977 (0.3); 3.871(16.0); 3.644(1.0); 3.626(3.4); 3.607(3.4); 3.589(1.0); 3.315(48.8); 2.675(0.6); 2.670 (0.8); 2.666(0.6); 2.510(49.3); 2.506(95.9); 2.501(126.1); 2.497(94.3); 2.493(48.1); 2.364(4.6); 2.347(4.7); 2.332(0.7); 2.328(0.9); 2.324(0.7); 1.184(3.6); 1.166(8.0); 1.147(3.5); 1.086(0.6); 1.080(0.5); 1.076(0.5); 1.068(0.9); 1.056(0.6); 1.049(0.6); 1.037(0.3); 0.507(0.8); 0.497(2.4); 0.493 (2.6); 0.488(1.3); 0.482(1.2); 0.476(2.4); 0.472(2.4); 0.462(0.9); 0.211(0.9); 0.198(3.0); 0.186 (3.0); 0.174(0.7); 0.008(1.3); 0.000(29.8); −0.008(1.3) 2.12 2.80 Example 8: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 12.509(2.2); 9.306(4.4); 9.276(0.5); 8.631(2.0); 8.609(2.6); 8.470(3.1); 8.448(2.5); 8.358(0.4); 8.336 (0.5); 8.313(5.3); 7.899(0.4); 7.877(0.4); 7.026(0.5); 6.910(0.5); 6.898(1.0); 6.884(0.5); 6.769 (0.5); 3.988(2.1); 3.913(16.0); 3.725(1.0); 3.707(3.3); 3.688(3.4); 3.670(1.0); 3.319(77.3); 3.317 (79.9); 2.675(0.6); 2.670(0.8); 2.666(0.6); 2.506(98.6); 2.501(130.7); 2.497(99.3); 2.328(0.8); 2.324 (0.6); 1.205(3.7); 1.187(8.2); 1.168(3.6); 0.008(2.4); 0.000(59.0); −0.008(2.6) 1.97 2.02 Example 9: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 10.912(4.0); 9.324(5.3); 9.155(0.4); 8.535(0.4); 8.523(0.5); 8.469(11.0); 8.302(5.5); 8.111(0.6); 7.145(0.9); 6.895(0.5); 4.371(16.0); 4.279(0.9); 3.483(1.3); 3.468(1.6); 3.451(1.8); 3.433(1.5); 3.418 (0.9); 3.392(0.6); 3.370(2.1); 3.320(285.8); 3.317(258.5); 3.315(241.7); 3.247(1.1); 3.227(0.7); 3.045(0.6); 3.028(1.3); 3.010(1.5); 2.993(1.4); 2.976(1.1); 2.958(0.5); 2.720(0.4); 2.671(2.6); 2.635(0.7); 2.504(353.4); 2.500(340.8); 2.330(2.5); 2.257(0.6); 2.211(15.5); 1.372(7.6); 1.328(0.4); 1.290(4.6); 1.272(8.4); 1.254(4.3); 1.224(0.4); 0.000(6.6); −0.002(6.1) 2.86 2.94 Example 10: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 9.285(4.3); 8.349(3.4); 8.326(3.6); 8.282(4.5); 7.312(3.6); 7.290(3.5); 5.754(7.8); 4.451(1.3); 4.434 (4.2); 4.416(4.3); 4.399(1.3); 3.909(16.0); 3.719(1.1); 3.701(3.6); 3.682(3.6); 3.664(1.1); 3.319 (1.9); 2.508(20.7); 2.503(27.3); 2.499(20.9); 1.370(4.3); 1.353(8.9); 1.335(4.2); 1.202(3.8); 1.184 (8.1); 1.165(3.7); 0.008(1.8); 0.000(32.6); −0.008(1.7) 2.17 2.17 Example 12: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 9.301(3.8); 9.282(0.4); 8.762(2.2); 8.741(2.7); 8.549(2.8); 8.528(2.3); 8.320(4.1); 8.263(0.4); 4.106 (1.4); 3.959(14.0); 3.893(12.6); 3.837(1.0); 3.819(3.0); 3.801(3.0); 3.782(1.0); 3.721(1.4); 3.324 (16.6); 2.504(32.9); 2.087(16.0); 1.220(3.2); 1.202(6.6); 1.183(3.1); 0.000(9.4) 2.28 2.33 Example 13: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 11.265(3.2); 9.290(4.4); 9.279(0.4); 8.548(2.2); 8.525(4.5); 8.483(4.4); 8.470(0.4); 8.461(2.1); 8.312 (0.6); 8.297(5.0); 4.454(0.8); 4.370(1.1); 3.978(1.3); 3.872(16.0); 3.648(1.0); 3.629(3.5); 3.611 (3.6); 3.593(1.1); 3.314(110.7); 2.675(1.1); 2.670(1.4); 2.505(154.7); 2.501(204.1); 2.497(159.5); 2.481(7.8); 2.462(4.7); 2.443(1.6); 2.420(0.4); 2.328(1.3); 2.324(1.0); 1.269(0.5); 1.184(3.7); 1.165(8.1); 1.147(3.9); 1.129(0.7); 1.124(0.6); 1.107(4.4); 1.088(8.8); 1.069(4.0); 0.000(51.4) 1.62 1.63 Example 14: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 9.231(4.1); 8.312(0.7); 8.241(4.3); 7.945(3.0); 7.922(3.2); 7.418(2.7); 6.769(3.3); 6.746(3.3); 3.824 (16.0); 3.493(1.0); 3.475(3.3); 3.456(3.4); 3.438(1.0); 3.315(179.7); 2.675(1.0); 2.670(1.3); 2.666 (1.0); 2.523(3.2); 2.510(71.6); 2.506(145.1); 2.501(198.3); 2.497(152.7); 2.492(78.5); 2.332 (0.9); 2.328(1.3); 2.324(0.9); 1.150(3.4); 1.132(7.7); 1.114(3.4); 0.000(1.2) 2.28 2.31 Example 15: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 9.325(4.3); 8.901(3.1); 8.880(3.5); 8.574(3.6); 8.554(3.2); 8.345(4.6); 8.314(0.9); 5.754(0.4); 4.036 (0.8); 3.951(16.0); 3.933(1.2); 3.914(3.8); 3.908(1.7); 3.896(3.8); 3.877(1.1); 3.807(0.4); 3.770 (0.4); 3.622(1.3); 3.604(4.0); 3.585(4.1); 3.567(1.4); 3.318(156.6); 2.670(1.6); 2.666(1.3); 2.541 (0.9); 2.506(190.7); 2.501(253.5); 2.497(195.6); 2.332(1.2); 2.328(1.6); 2.324(1.3); 2.300(0.4); 1.261(4.0); 1.250(5.1); 1.242(9.2); 1.232(10.3); 1.224(4.7); 1.213(4.7); 1.198(1.0); 1.179(0.4); 1.066 (0.6); 0.008(1.0); 0.000(31.4) 2.61 2.63 Example 16: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 11.270(3.0); 9.290(4.4); 8.562(2.4); 8.539(4.3); 8.482(3.9); 8.460(2.2); 8.313(0.6); 8.298(4.8); 3.873 (16.0); 3.638(1.0); 3.620(3.5); 3.601(3.5); 3.583(1.1); 3.316(60.6); 2.822(0.4); 2.805(1.1); 2.788 (1.5); 2.770(1.2); 2.754(0.5); 2.675(0.8); 2.671(1.0); 2.506(115.0); 2.501(150.5); 2.497(116.9); 2.333(0.7); 2.328(1.0); 1.988(1.0); 1.398(0.4); 1.193(0.5); 1.182(3.7); 1.163(8.1); 1.145(3.8); 1.127(15.7); 1.110(15.5); 1.066(0.7); 1.049(0.7); 0.146(1.0); 0.008(11.2); 0.000(191.8); −0.150 (1.0) 2.69 2.77 Example 17: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 14.175(0.7); 14.137(0.6); 9.267(4.1); 8.614(0.5); 8.582(0.6); 8.564(0.5); 8.314(0.4); 8.276(4.9); 7.764(0.4); 7.747(0.4); 7.664(0.5); 7.647(0.4); 6.902(0.6); 6.680(0.5); 3.823(16.0); 3.800(2.1); 3.317 (74.3); 3.279(0.7); 2.671(1.3); 2.502(208.4); 2.328(1.4); 1.240(3.5); 1.222(7.3); 1.203(3.4); 0.000 (8.1) 3.22 3.31 Example 18: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 9.281(4.1); 8.326(3.3); 8.304(3.5); 8.281(4.3); 7.256(3.7); 7.233(3.6); 5.754(8.8); 5.344(0.4); 5.329 (1.2); 5.314(1.6); 5.298(1.2); 5.283(0.5); 3.907(15.7); 3.703(1.0); 3.685(3.4); 3.666(3.5); 3.648 (1.0); 3.318(7.3); 2.511(13.3); 2.507(25.8); 2.503(34.4); 2.498(26.3); 2.494(13.6); 1.340(16.0); 1.325(15.9); 1.200(3.5); 1.182(7.8); 1.163(3.5); 0.008(2.1); 0.000(40.7); −0.008(2.0) 3.36 Example 19: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 11.039(3.2); 9.269(4.1); 8.396(2.8); 8.374(3.5); 8.287(4.4); 8.186(3.0); 8.164(2.5); 8.076(0.3); 8.037 (3.4); 8.019(3.8); 8.015(3.0); 7.634(0.8); 7.616(2.0); 7.597(1.6); 7.575(0.3); 7.570(0.4); 7.548 (2.8); 7.528(3.8); 7.510(1.6); 4.495(0.6); 4.248(0.4); 4.039(16.0); 4.021(0.4); 3.359(0.4); 3.318 (28.9); 3.273(0.5); 3.018(1.3); 2.999(3.9); 2.981(4.0); 2.963(1.3); 2.672(0.3); 2.535(0.8); 2.507(37.9); 2.502(48.8); 2.498(37.1); 1.989(0.9); 1.398(0.6); 1.312(0.4); 1.208(4.3); 1.190(8.9); 1.171 (4.2); 0.000(5.4) 2.98 Example 20: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 11.585(1.2); 11.233(3.8); 9.334(4.7); 9.311(1.5); 9.255(0.4); 8.685(0.8); 8.663(1.2); 8.580(1.0); 8.566(1.5); 8.558(5.8); 8.550(5.5); 8.528(1.0); 8.520(0.5); 8.513(0.4); 8.316(5.8); 8.247(0.4); 8.110 (0.5); 8.090(0.5); 8.074(0.5); 8.061(1.5); 8.042(1.5); 8.029(3.9); 8.010(4.0); 7.685(0.7); 7.666 (2.2); 7.648(1.9); 7.621(0.7); 7.604(3.1); 7.585(4.4); 7.566(1.9); 7.558(1.3); 7.539(1.5); 7.520(0.6); 5.753(0.6); 4.494(1.2); 4.418(16.0); 3.928(4.9); 3.716(0.3); 3.698(1.1); 3.679(1.1); 3.661(0.4); 3.569(3.3); 3.523(1.0); 3.504(1.3); 3.490(1.2); 3.471(1.2); 3.453(0.4); 3.317(61.8); 3.082(0.3); 3.063 (1.1); 3.045(1.3); 3.030(1.1); 3.012(1.0); 2.945(0.4); 2.786(0.3); 2.672(0.8); 2.502(123.5); 2.329 (0.8); 1.958(0.4); 1.318(3.9); 1.299(8.3); 1.281(3.9); 1.254(0.8); 1.235(1.7); 1.220(1.5); 1.201 (2.7); 1.183(1.4); 0.000(0.6) 2.17 2.22 Example 21: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 11.051(3.0); 9.292(4.2); 8.515(12.5); 8.313(0.6); 8.300(4.6); 5.753(2.1); 4.147(11.0); 4.108(0.6); 4.095(0.6); 3.987(1.7); 3.882(16.0); 3.678(1.1); 3.659(3.5); 3.641(3.5); 3.622(1.1); 3.368(22.6); 3.317(71.3); 3.289(0.6); 2.675(0.6); 2.671(0.8); 2.666(0.6); 2.506(88.1); 2.502(114.1); 2.497(86.6); 2.333(0.6); 2.328(0.7); 2.324(0.5); 1.236(0.6); 1.192(3.8); 1.174(8.3); 1.163(1.3); 1.155(3.7); 0.000(2.2) 2.44 2.43 Example 22: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 11.621(2.7); 9.296(4.1); 8.527(2.1); 8.505(4.7); 8.469(4.1); 8.446(1.9); 8.314(0.6); 8.302(4.3); 5.754 (11.5); 3.906(0.3); 3.884(16.0); 3.649(1.0); 3.631(3.3); 3.612(3.4); 3.594(1.0); 3.317(132.9); 2.675(1.1); 2.670(1.5); 2.666(1.1); 2.523(4.1); 2.510(83.5); 2.506(168.8); 2.501(224.3); 2.497(167.2); 2.493(85.3); 2.332(1.0); 2.328(1.4); 2.324(1.1); 2.053(0.9); 2.037(1.2); 2.022(1.0); 1.235 (0.5); 1.183(3.7); 1.165(8.3); 1.146(3.6); 0.911(8.1); 0.896(5.7); 0.146(0.4); 0.008(3.0); 0.000(90.5); −0.008(4.1); −0.150(0.4) 2.22 2.34 Example 24: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 12.166(1.9); 9.302(4.2); 8.603(2.1); 8.581(3.3); 8.507(3.0); 8.485(2.0); 8.311(4.7); 6.571(0.9); 6.437 (2.1); 6.304(1.0); 4.038(0.3); 4.020(0.4); 3.901(16.0); 3.709(1.0); 3.691(3.3); 3.672(3.4); 3.654 (1.0); 3.317(111.8); 2.675(0.7); 2.670(1.0); 2.666(0.8); 2.523(2.4); 2.506(126.6); 2.501(165.7); 2.497(120.3); 2.333(0.7); 2.328(1.0); 2.323(0.7); 1.988(1.5); 1.398(0.8); 1.202(3.6); 1.193(0.9); 1.183(8.2); 1.175(1.3); 1.165(3.6); 1.158(0.6); 0.937(0.5); 0.000(55.9); −0.008(2.2) 2.44 2.47 Example 25: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 9.309(2.3); 8.805(1.7); 8.784(1.8); 8.365(1.9); 8.344(1.8); 8.329(2.5); 4.038(0.5); 4.020(0.5); 3.933 (0.6); 3.914(2.1); 3.896(10.3); 3.878(0.7); 3.739(16.0); 3.689(0.3); 3.317(76.1); 2.675(0.5); 2.670 (0.6); 2.506(84.8); 2.501(106.0); 2.497(77.1); 2.328(0.7); 2.323(0.5); 1.988(2.0); 1.398(0.7); 1.261(2.1); 1.243(4.5); 1.224(2.0); 1.193(0.5); 1.175(1.0); 1.157(0.5); 0.000(23.4) 0.85 1.92 Example 26: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 11.715(1.1); 9.288(5.0); 9.264(0.3); 8.418(3.1); 8.396(3.3); 8.313(0.5); 8.304(0.4); 8.290(5.3); 7.858 (0.5); 7.795(0.5); 7.790(0.3); 7.354(3.1); 7.332(3.1); 5.753(8.5); 4.030(1.2); 3.924(16.0); 3.903 (1.2); 3.824(0.5); 3.815(1.5); 3.771(1.1); 3.753(3.5); 3.734(3.5); 3.716(1.2); 3.338(19.8); 3.323 (127.2); 3.296(2.4); 3.186(0.5); 2.670(1.3); 2.505(164.3); 2.501(213.6); 2.497(163.7); 2.328(1.3); 2.291(0.8); 1.234(1.1); 1.216(3.8); 1.198(8.3); 1.179(3.9); 1.166(0.5); 0.000(0.9) 2.62 2.73 Example 27: ¹H-NMR(601.6 MHz, CD3CN): = 9.045(2.5); 8.786(0.6); 8.328(2.0); 8.313(2.2); 8.130(2.7); 8.129(2.7); 7.978(2.1); 7.963(2.0); 3.961 (16.0); 2.935(1.2); 2.922(3.7); 2.910(3.7); 2.898(1.2); 2.454(1.2); 2.441(3.7); 2.429(3.8); 2.416 (1.2); 2.129(4.4); 1.963(2.9); 1.955(1.1); 1.951(1.3); 1.947(7.1); 1.943 (12.0); 1.939(17.0); 1.935 (11.9); 1.931(6.1); 1.212(4.0); 1.200(8.3); 1.188(3.9); 1.168(4.0); 1.155(8.2); 1.143(3.9); 0.005 (0.6); 0.000(16.0); −0.006(0.5) 2.75 2.81 Example 28: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 9.292(3.9); 8.293(4.1); 8.280(3.1); 8.258(3.4); 7.859(3.4); 7.838(3.1); 5.754(6.7); 3.903(15.8); 3.751 (1.0); 3.732(3.4); 3.714(3.4); 3.695(1.0); 3.328(12.7); 2.601(16.0); 2.525(0.6); 2.511(14.8); 2.507 (29.4); 2.503(38.5); 2.498(28.3); 1.208(3.6); 1.190(7.9); 1.171(3.5); 0.008(0.5); 0.000(14.0); −0.008(0.6) 3.53 3.62 Example 29: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 9.287(3.9); 8.313(2.4); 8.294(4.2); 8.257(3.1); 8.235(3.4); 7.832(0.3); 7.811(0.3); 7.800(3.3); 7.779 (3.1); 5.753(0.6); 4.027(0.5); 4.010(1.1); 3.993(1.5); 3.976(1.1); 3.959(0.4); 3.898(16.0); 3.726 (1.0); 3.708(3.1); 3.689(3.3); 3.671(1.1); 3.361(1.1); 3.319(609.0); 3.317(609.5); 3.210(0.4); 3.192 (0.4); 2.989(0.3); 2.674(4.6); 2.670(6.4); 2.666(4.7); 2.523(18.1); 2.510(391.4); 2.506(789.6); 2.501(1038.8); 2.497(748.5); 2.492(361.9); 2.458(1.0); 2.454(0.7); 2.449(0.6); 2.395(0.4); 2.332 (4.4); 2.328(6.3); 2.323(4.7); 1.371(15.1); 1.354(15.0); 1.321(0.4); 1.302(0.8); 1.285(0.4); 1.235 (0.4); 1.203(3.7); 1.184(7.9); 1.166(3.5); 0.974(0.7); 0.957(0.4); 0.146(0.9); 0.008(7.7); 0.000(215.6); −0.008(7.9); −0.150(1.0) 3.72 3.81 Example 30: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): = 9.292(4.1); 8.303(4.4); 8.283(3.3); 8.261(3.7); 7.878(3.6); 7.857(3.4); 7.385(1.8); 7.381(2.3); 7.364 (3.2); 7.362(3.2); 7.309(0.9); 7.303(1.2); 7.299(0.6); 7.287(3.7); 7.268(3.2); 7.262(2.4); 7.259 (1.3); 7.253(0.6); 7.245(1.3); 7.228(0.4); 5.754(1.9); 4.491(8.1); 3.809(16.0); 3.722(1.0); 3.704(3.4); 3.685(3.4); 3.667(1.0); 3.318(57.9); 2.675(0.4); 2.671(0.6); 2.666(0.4); 2.524(1.5); 2.510(32.7); 2.506(65.0); 2.502(86.3); 2.497(64.0); 2.493(32.2); 2.333(0.4); 2.328(0.5); 2.324(0.4); 1.197 (3.6); 1.179(8.1); 1.170(1.0); 1.160(3.6); 0.000(4.0) 1.96 2.01 Example 31: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.362(3.9); 8.978(1.0); 8.966(1.0); 8.954(0.4); 8.727(3.2); 8.706(3.9); 8.503(3.8); 8.483(3.3); 8.328 (4.2); 5.754(2.3); 3.931(16.0); 3.872(1.0); 3.844(1.0); 3.826(3.4); 3.807(3.5); 3.789(1.0); 3.319 (32.9); 3.117(0.9); 2.891(0.8); 2.844(7.2); 2.832(7.2); 2.732(0.6); 2.671(0.4); 2.541(3.4); 2.524 (0.9); 2.511(21.8); 2.506(44.8); 2.502(59.4); 2.497(43.0); 2.493(20.7); 2.328(0.4); 2.102(0.4); 1.224 (3.7); 1.206(8.2); 1.187(3.6); 1.176(0.3); 1.158(0.5); 0.146(0.4); 0.008(3.1); 0.000(87.0); −0.009 (3.0); −0.150(0.4) 2.22 2.29 Example 32: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.360(4.4); 9.051(0.7); 9.037(1.4); 9.022(0.7); 8.725(3.0); 8.704(3.6); 8.506(3.6); 8.486(3.1); 8.327 (4.7); 5.753(1.9); 3.928(16.0); 3.837(1.1); 3.818(3.5); 3.800(3.6); 3.781(1.1); 3.373(0.6); 3.356 (2.1); 3.339(3.2); 3.320(72.2); 2.671(0.4); 2.541(2.9); 2.506(45.8); 2.502(59.8); 2.497(45.5); 2.329 (0.4); 1.221(3.7); 1.202(8.2); 1.184(3.7); 1.134(4.0); 1.116(8.5); 1.098(3.9); 0.000(65.2) 2.27 2.34 Example 33: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.343(4.4); 8.931(1.6); 8.919(1.6); 8.719(4.6); 8.706(0.4); 8.698(5.7); 8.496(5.2); 8.487(0.3); 8.475 (4.5); 8.326(0.3); 8.317(5.2); 8.308(8.0); 5.750(2.3); 3.926(0.8); 3.899(16.0); 3.828(1.0); 3.810 (3.1); 3.791(3.2); 3.773(1.0); 3.375(106.8); 3.370(117.3); 3.365(96.6); 3.357(111.1); 3.352(103.8); 2.957(0.5); 2.948(0.6); 2.938(1.0); 2.928(0.9); 2.922(0.7); 2.918(0.5); 2.910(0.5); 2.673(0.4); 2.543(4.0); 2.527(1.0); 2.522(1.5); 2.513(24.4); 2.509(52.2); 2.504(70.6); 2.500(50.9); 2.495(24.0); 2.331(0.4); 1.215(4.3); 1.197(9.8); 1.178(4.2); 1.116(0.5); 0.742(0.7); 0.722(2.2); 0.712(2.2); 0.709(1.7); 0.705(1.8); 0.703(2.2); 0.695(1.8); 0.682(1.7); 0.670(3.4); 0.663(2.1); 0.642(0.4); 0.008 (1.8); 0.000(56.8); −0.009(1.8) 2.76 2.80 Example 34: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 10.989(0.7); 10.977(0.7); 9.359(3.7); 8.895(3.3); 8.874(4.2); 8.713(4.1); 8.691(3.4); 8.330(3.9); 8.329(4.0); 8.313(0.4); 3.923(16.0); 3.823(1.0); 3.804(3.4); 3.786(3.6); 3.773(1.4); 3.767(1.2); 3.751 (0.4); 3.329(41.3); 3.221(7.1); 3.209(7.1); 2.679(0.3); 2.675(0.7); 2.670(1.0); 2.666(0.7); 2.661 (0.3); 2.524(2.2); 2.519(3.3); 2.510(57.4); 2.506(123.4); 2.501 (167.3); 2.497(119.6); 2.492(56.2); 2.333(0.7); 2.328(1.0); 2.323(0.7); 2.319(0.3); 2.086(15.2); 1.223(3.6); 1.204(8.2); 1.186(3.5); 0.850(0.4); 0.832(0.5); 0.008(0.5); 0.000(18.5); −0.009(0.6) 3.14 3.17 Example 35: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 10.967(1.0); 9.355(3.8); 8.870(3.2); 8.849(4.1); 8.706(4.0); 8.685(3.3); 8.329(4.2); 8.312(4.0); 3.988 (0.4); 3.923(16.0); 3.831(0.8); 3.824(1.3); 3.813(2.0); 3.806(3.9); 3.797(2.5); 3.787(4.0); 3.781 (2.1); 3.769(1.4); 3.568(0.4); 3.486(0.4); 3.446(0.7); 3.421(0.8); 3.320(1076.7); 3.237(0.5); 3.220 (0.5); 2.942(0.5); 2.675(7.6); 2.670(10.6); 2.666(8.0); 2.620(0.5); 2.593(0.6); 2.570(0.9); 2.523 (25.4); 2.519(39.7); 2.510(621.7); 2.506(1328.0); 2.501(1803.9); 2.497(1319.3); 2.492(643.5); 2.376(0.4); 2.332(7.7); 2.328(10.7); 2.323(8.1); 2.153(0.5); 1.231(4.0); 1.221(4.0); 1.213(8.7); 1.202(8.3); 1.195(4.3); 1.184(3.5); 1.044(1.7); 1.029(1.6); 0.146(0.4); 0.008(2.9); 0.000(98.7); −0.008 (4.2); −0.150(0.6); −3.075(0.4) 3.14 3.17 Example 36: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 15.381(0.4); 12.894(0.4); 10.721(0.9); 10.710(0.7); 9.355(0.5); 9.334(3.9); 8.799(1.1); 8.778(1.4); 8.706(0.4); 8.684(2.8); 8.663(1.8); 8.316(4.5); 8.313(4.8); 7.092(0.4); 6.585(0.4); 5.854(0.4); 3.949 (0.4); 3.932(0.4); 3.924(1.3); 3.899(16.0); 3.872(0.4); 3.825(1.2); 3.807(3.6); 3.788(3.6); 3.770 (1.2); 3.750(0.4); 3.734(0.5); 3.717(0.5); 3.714(0.4); 3.671(0.4); 3.655(0.4); 3.639(0.4); 3.628 (0.4); 3.599(0.5); 3.594(0.5); 3.575(0.7); 3.563(0.7); 3.539(1.0); 3.520(1.1); 3.488(0.6); 3.465(0.9); 3.450(0.9); 3.440(1.0); 3.374(3.1); 3.323(1222.9); 3.320(1042.7); 3.256(0.5); 3.233(0.4); 2.942 (1.2); 2.675(8.0); 2.670(11.5); 2.666(8.5); 2.661(4.3); 2.627(0.4); 2.604(0.4); 2.581(0.7); 2.578(0.7); 2.524(26.8); 2.519(42.0); 2.510(664.6); 2.506(1423.0); 2.501(1930.0); 2.497(1406.8); 2.492 (681.2); 2.419(0.8); 2.401(0.8); 2.391(0.6); 2.370(0.4); 2.366(0.5); 2.337(3.7); 2.332(8.0); 2.328 (11.5); 2.324(8.4); 2.281(0.4); 2.266(0.5); 2.155(1.4); 2.142(0.4); 2.085(0.4); 2.073(1.0); 1.642(0.4); 1.216(3.8); 1.197(8.4); 1.179(3.7); 1.116(0.5); 1.099(0.4); 1.045(0.4); 1.030(0.5); 0.909(2.5); 0.890(4.6); 0.146(0.6); 0.008(3.0); 0.000(102.0); −0.008(4.2); −0.149(0.6); −2.987(0.4); −3.401 (0.4) 2.02 2.03 Example 37: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.304(3.6); 8.830(3.6); 8.809(4.0); 8.392(3.9); 8.371(3.7); 8.317(3.8); 8.315(4.0); 8.146(2.2); 3.897 (16.0); 3.871(0.8); 3.854(1.7); 3.835(1.9); 3.833(2.0); 3.814(1.8); 3.797(0.7); 3.779(0.4); 3.331 (5.1); 3.313(4.0); 3.297(2.9); 3.278(2.1); 3.260(0.9); 3.054(0.3); 3.036(1.1); 3.017(1.3); 3.001(1.1); 2.983(0.9); 2.525(0.5); 2.520(0.8); 2.512(13.9); 2.507(30.0); 2.503(40.8); 2.498(29.8); 2.494 (14.6); 2.086(6.3); 1.239(3.5); 1.221(8.0); 1.202(3.5); 1.134(3.7); 1.116(8.3); 1.097(3.6); 0.000(2.8) 2.03 2.05 Example 38: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.241(7.9); 8.313(0.5); 8.242(8.2); 7.955(1.4); 7.915(0.8); 6.808(3.5); 6.785(3.4); 5.754(3.0); 3.859 (16.0); 3.544(1.3); 3.526(3.9); 3.507(3.9); 3.489(1.3); 3.318(133.2); 2.851(11.1); 2.839(11.5); 2.675(0.8); 2.671(1.1); 2.666(0.9); 2.524(3.6); 2.510(58.4); 2.506(123.6); 2.501(174.1); 2.497(134.5); 2.493(68.8); 2.337(0.3); 2.333(0.7); 2.328(1.0); 2.324(0.8); 1.162(6.4); 1.144(14.5); 1.125 (6.2); 0.008(1.1); 0.000(36.8); −0.008(1.7) 2.66 2.66 Example 39: ¹H-NMR(600.1 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.328(3.1); 8.693(3.6); 8.679(3.9); 8.357(3.4); 8.355(3.3); 8.063(3.7); 8.049(3.8); 7.305(0.5); 7.303 (0.7); 7.294(3.8); 7.292(1.9); 7.290(1.7); 7.283(2.4); 7.277(0.5); 7.274(0.7); 7.268(0.5); 7.078 (1.9); 7.075(2.2); 7.065(1.7); 7.062(1.9); 5.756(14.8); 4.575(1.7); 4.552(1.9); 4.278(2.1); 4.256(1.8); 3.909(16.0); 3.846(0.5); 3.833(0.8); 3.822(1.4); 3.810(1.5); 3.798(1.5); 3.786(1.5); 3.775(0.8); 3.762(0.5); 3.320(133.6); 2.617(0.3); 2.613(0.5); 2.610(0.3); 2.541(2.9); 2.523(0.8); 2.519(1.0); 2.516(1.0); 2.508(22.7); 2.505(50.4); 2.501(70.3); 2.498(50.6); 2.495(23.6); 2.385(0.4); 1.352(0.5); 1.235(0.6); 1.210(0.4); 1.202(3.3); 1.197(1.0); 1.189(7.5); 1.177(3.3); 0.000(1.5) 3.24 3.33 Example 40: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.280(3.8); 8.398(3.1); 8.377(3.4); 8.279(4.1); 7.833(3.2); 7.812(2.9); 6.820(2.1); 6.781(3.1); 6.632 (1.5); 6.608(1.5); 6.594(1.0); 6.569(1.0); 5.754(4.6); 3.888(0.5); 3.859(16.0); 3.722(1.0); 3.704 (3.3); 3.686(3.3); 3.667(1.0); 3.318(43.7); 2.671(0.4); 2.524(0.9); 2.511(23.5); 2.506(50.0); 2.502 (67.8); 2.497(48.8); 2.493(23.1); 2.329(0.4); 1.761(0.4); 1.750(0.6); 1.738(0.6); 1.726(0.6); 1.716 (0.4); 1.195(3.5); 1.176(7.9); 1.158(3.4); 0.956(0.5); 0.946(1.7); 0.940(1.9); 0.926(1.7); 0.920 (1.8); 0.910(0.6); 0.689(0.7); 0.679(2.1); 0.673(2.0); 0.668(2.0); 0.662(2.1); 0.652(0.5); 0.146(0.4); 0.008(3.4); 0.000(97.3); −0.009(3.3); −0.150(0.4) 1.79 1.78 Example 41: ¹H-NMR(600.1 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.321(3.9); 8.855(3.1); 8.841(3.4); 8.547(3.4); 8.533(3.2); 8.335(4.2); 8.244(0.9); 8.241(0.4); 8.232 (0.3); 8.229(0.9); 7.901(1.0); 7.890(0.4); 7.887(0.9); 5.756(8.0); 3.940(16.0); 3.911(1.2); 3.899 (3.7); 3.886(3.7); 3.874(1.2); 3.510(0.4); 3.496(0.5); 3.484(0.9); 3.472(1.3); 3.460(2.0); 3.448(2.3); 3.436(2.3); 3.423(2.0); 3.412(1.2); 3.399(0.8); 3.387(0.4); 2.614(0.3); 2.541(O.7); 2.523(0.5); 2.520(0.6); 2.517(0.7); 2.505(34.7); 2.502(47.3); 2.499(36.2); 2.386(0.3); 1.352(0.6); 1.259(0.5); 1.248(4.0); 1.235(9.1); 1.223(4.0); 1.202(4.2); 1.190(8.8); 1.178(4.2); 0.000(6.4) 3.64 3.68 Example 42: ¹H-NMR(600.1 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.262(1.7); 9.255(3.2); 8.455(0.7); 8.440(0.8); 8.319(3.6); 8.305(3.9); 8.291(1.7); 8.290(1.7); 8.280 (3.5); 8.279(3.4); 8.265(0.9); 8.251(0.8); 7.735(1.8); 7.732(2.3); 7.729(1.0); 7.727(1.3); 7.724 (1.7); 7.719(2.8); 7.585(0.5); 7.582(0.9); 7.581(0.8); 7.577(4.4); 7.574(4.2); 7.569(1.7); 7.568(1.6); 7.565(2.3); 7.559(0.5); 7.557(0.7); 7.434(3.5); 7.419(3.7); 5.756(5.3); 3.815(0.8); 3.785(16.0); 3.775(7.9); 3.742(1.1); 3.729(3.3); 3.722(1.2); 3.717(3.4); 3.709(1.1); 3.705(1.1); 3.697(0.4); 3.338 (0.5); 3.322(754.8); 2.619(0.5); 2.617(1.1); 2.613(1.5); 2.610(1.1); 2.607(0.5); 2.541(0.5); 2.522 (2.7); 2.519(3.3); 2.516(3.1); 2.508(76.3); 2.504(169.4); 2.501 (236.4); 2.498(170.4); 2.495(79.6); 2.391(0.5); 2.388(1.1); 2.385(1.5); 2.382(1.1); 2.379(0.5); 1.235(0.4); 1.185(3.4); 1.173(7.7); 1.161(3.6); 1.158(2.3); 1.145(4.0); 1.133(1.7); 0.000(3.3) 1.75 1.75 Example 43: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.333(4.4); 9.227(0.8); 8.901(3.3); 8.880(3.7); 8.576(3.8); 8.555(3.5); 8.338(4.7); 8.314(0.9); 8.238 (0.9); 7.954(1.3); 5.754(6.0); 4.325(0.6); 3.977(16.0); 3.944(0.9); 3.926(1.9); 3.915(2.0); 3.908 (2.0); 3.897(2.4); 3.873(3.4); 3.862(0.5); 3.749(0.5); 3.550(0.7); 3.532(0.7); 3.513(0.4); 3.343(131.0); 3.291(17.6); 3.210(0.5); 2.946(0.5); 2.675(1.9); 2.671(2.5); 2.666(1.9); 2.592(0.4); 2.506 (292.8); 2.501(404.5); 2.497(314.3); 2.332(1.7); 2.328(2.4); 2.324(1.8); 1.261(3.7); 1.243(8.0); 1.225 (3.7); 1.169(0.8); 1.150(1.6); 1.141(0.4); 1.132(0.7); 0.008(2.7); 0.000(70.8); −0.149(0.3) 1.81 1.81 Example 44: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.304(3.6); 8.840(3.5); 8.819(3.9); 8.441(3.9); 8.420(3.6); 8.317(3.8); 8.316(3.8); 5.754(6.1); 3.913 (15.6); 3.904(0.8); 3.886(0.7); 3.869(1.6); 3.850(1.6); 3.845(1.6); 3.827(1.6); 3.809(0.7); 3.791 (0.4); 3.317(37.6); 2.947(16.0); 2.671(0.4); 2.524(1.0); 2.520(1.4); 2.511(21.6); 2.506(46.0); 2.502 (64.6); 2.497(47.9); 2.493(22.6); 2.329(0.4); 1.246(3.3); 1.228(7.5); 1.209(3.2); 0.008(0.4); 0.000 (13.9); −0.009(0.4) 2.08 2.08 Example 45: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.330(4.6); 8.902(3.2); 8.882(3.6); 8.566(3.7); 8.545(3.3); 8.347(4.9); 8.313(0.4); 5.753(6.3); 3.966 (16.0); 3.947(1.1); 3.928(3.6); 3.910(3.7); 3.891(1.1); 3.441(17.8); 3.316(79.8); 2.670(1.1); 2.505 (129.2); 2.501(178.4); 2.497(144.2); 2.328(1.0); 1.264(3.8); 1.245(8.1); 1.227(3.8); 0.000(26.6) 1.68 1.78 Example 46: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.349(2.8); 9.240(0.4); 8.723(2.2); 8.702(2.7); 8.505(2.6); 8.484(2.3); 8.372(1.1); 8.326(3.0); 8.004 (1.0); 4.254(0.3); 4.074(1.8); 3.941(10.7); 3.901(0.5); 3.866(0.7); 3.848(2.2); 3.829(2.3); 3.811 (0.7); 3.338(82.0); 2.675(0.5); 2.670(0.6); 2.666(0.5); 2.599(0.4); 2.523(1.5); 2.510(36.5); 2.506 (76.7); 2.501(107.5); 2.497(81.7); 2.493(40.2); 2.333(0.4); 2.328(0.6); 2.323(0.5); 2.086(16.0); 1.230(2.6); 1.212(5.5); 1.193(2.4); 0.008(1.3); 0.000(36.3); −0.008(1.4) 2.08 2.15 Example 47: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.341(4.3); 8.835(3.3); 8.814(3.8); 8.438(3.8); 8.418(3.5); 8.340(4.5); 8.156(1.8); 5.754(4.2); 3.946 (16.0); 3.906(1.1); 3.888(3.6); 3.870(3.6); 3.851(1.1); 3.320(73.5); 2.671(0.4); 2.613(13.0); 2.510 (23.0); 2.506(46.6); 2.502(64.2); 2.497(49.8); 2.328(0.4); 1.254(3.6); 1.235(8.1); 1.217(3.6) 2.30 2.36 Example 48: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.350(4.3); 8.836(3.4); 8.815(3.8); 8.448(3.8); 8.428(3.5); 8.349(4.6); 8.321(0.3); 8.281(1.4); 5.762 (5.4); 3.945(16.0); 3.901(1.0); 3.882(3.5); 3.864(3.6); 3.845(1.1); 3.327(142.0); 3.028(1.3); 3.016 (1.3); 2.684(0.5); 2.679(0.7); 2.675(0.5); 2.514(81.0); 2.510(111.1); 2.505(83.9); 2.341(0.5); 2.337(0.7); 2.332(0.5); 1.255(3.7); 1.237(8.1); 1.218(3.6); 1.034(4.4); 1.016(9.2); 0.998(4.3) 2.49 2.56 Example 49: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.350(4.5); 8.833(3.3); 8.812(3.8); 8.456(3.8); 8.436(3.5); 8.351(4.8); 8.321(0.4); 8.288(1.2); 5.761 (2.2); 3.944(0.6); 3.932(16.0); 3.863(1.1); 3.845(3.5); 3.826(3.6); 3.808(1.1); 3.534(0.6); 3.519 (0.6); 3.445(0.3); 3.327(111.7); 2.683(0.5); 2.678(0.7); 2.674(0.5); 2.532(1.6); 2.514(78.6); 2.509 (108.3); 2.505(82.7); 2.340(0.5); 2.336(0.6); 2.332(0.5); 1.241(3.8); 1.222(8.1); 1.204(3.6); 1.024 (14.8); 1.008(14.7) 2.47 2.54 Example 50: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.312(2.0); 8.848(1.5); 8.827(1.6); 8.439(1.6); 8.418(1.5); 8.342(2.1); 5.761(1.7); 3.969(7.2); 3.907 (0.5); 3.889(1.6); 3.870(1.6); 3.852(0.5); 3.327(29.3); 2.885(16.0); 2.514(20.6); 2.510(28.2); 2.505 (21.7); 1.262(1.7); 1.244(3.6); 1.225(1.6) 3.36 3.37 Example 51: ¹H-NMR(601.6 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.284(3.3); 8.345(3.5); 8.330(3.7); 8.288(3.6); 8.286(3.5); 7.322(3.6); 7.307(3.7); 5.756(5.7); 4.423 (1.5); 4.336(2.3); 4.325(5.1); 4.314(2.4); 3.905(16.0); 3.707(0.9); 3.695(3.2); 3.682(3.3); 3.670 (1.0); 3.326(167.7); 2.614(0.3); 2.523(0.6); 2.520(0.7); 2.517(0.7); 2.508(18.0); 2.505(37.8); 2.502 (50.9); 2.499(37.5); 2.496(17.7); 2.386(0.3); 1.777(1.2); 1.766(2.5); 1.753(2.5); 1.742(1.2); 1.194 (3.4); 1.181(7.8); 1.169(3.4); 0.977(4.2); 0.964(8.8); 0.952(4.0); 0.000(4.1) 2.51 2.64 Example 52: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 10.974(2.9); 9.290(4.2); 8.515(12.7); 8.298(4.5); 4.179(10.4); 4.038(0.6); 4.021(0.6); 3.880(16.0); 3.674(1.0); 3.656(3.4); 3.637(3.5); 3.619(1.1); 3.590(1.6); 3.572(5.1); 3.555(5.1); 3.537(1.6); 3.325 (92.3); 3.319(72.8); 2.676(0.4); 2.671(0.6); 2.667(0.4); 2.524(1.3); 2.511(33.9); 2.506(68.6); 2.502(90.7); 2.497(66.9); 2.493(33.4); 2.333(0.4); 2.329(0.6); 2.324(0.4); 1.988(2.6); 1.398(0.9); 1.192(4.1); 1.178(6.6); 1.173(9.2); 1.161(11.1); 1.155(4.4); 1.143(5.1); 0.008(0.8); 0.000(23.1); −0.008(0.9) 2.38 2.51 Example 53: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 11.408(3.0); 9.292(4.2); 8.538(0.6); 8.516(4.9); 8.510(5.0); 8.488(0.6); 8.302(4.4); 4.038(0.7); 4.020 (0.7); 3.879(13.8); 3.656(1.0); 3.638(3.1); 3.619(3.2); 3.601(1.0); 3.395(8.6); 3.325(79.3); 2.671 (0.4); 2.501(60.1); 2.327(0.4); 2.177(16.0); 1.988(2.7); 1.398(3.2); 1.189(3.5); 1.171(7.3); 1.152 (3.3); 0.000(11.0); −0.001(10.3) 2.12 2.08 Example 54: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 11.839(2.8); 9.310(3.8); 9.160(2.4); 9.156(2.4); 8.795(1.8); 8.791(1.9); 8.783(1.9); 8.779(1.9); 8.684 (2.7); 8.662(4.4); 8.591(3.6); 8.568(2.4); 8.387(1.0); 8.382(1.3); 8.377(1.0); 8.367(1.1); 8.362 (1.4); 8.357(1.0); 8.313(4.2); 7.589(1.2); 7.576(1.2); 7.569(1.2); 7.557(1.1); 4.038(0.4); 4.021(0.3); 3.922(16.0); 3.711(0.9); 3.692(3.2); 3.674(3.2); 3.656(1.0); 3.386(0.4); 3.326(457.7); 3.302 (1.3); 3.285(0.6); 3.185(0.5); 2.676(0.9); 2.671(1.2); 2.666(0.9); 2.524(3.5); 2.511(73.1); 2.506(148.3); 2.502(194.7); 2.497(140.9); 2.493(67.9); 2.465(0.4); 2.455(0.3); 2.333(0.8); 2.329(1.2); 2.324 (0.8); 1.988(1.4); 1.216(3.6); 1.198(8.1); 1.180(3.4); 1.175(1.4); 1.157(0.4); 0.008(0.4); 0.000 (11.7) 1.39 Example 55: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.243(8.0); 8.974(2.9); 8.310(0.3); 8.244(7.4); 7.993(1.3); 7.973(1.4); 7.058(0.4); 7.042(0.4); 5.751 (1.8); 4.566(2.1); 4.363(0.8); 4.039(0.4); 4.021(0.4); 3.844(13.7); 3.522(1.5); 3.503(4.2); 3.485 (4.3); 3.467(1.6); 3.337(243.9); 3.333(189.2); 3.331(188.2); 2.672(0.7); 2.507(92.9); 2.503(117.9); 2.498(88.3); 2.329(0.7); 1.988(1.5); 1.235(0.4); 1.193(0.5); 1.175(1.0); 1.159(7.6); 1.141(16.0); 1.122(7.2); 0.008(0.8); 0.000(20.0) 2.35 2.37 Example 56: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.236(4.9); 8.239(4.2); 8.002(0.7); 7.991(1.2); 7.978(0.7); 7.914(0.6); 7.892(0.6); 6.799(3.8); 6.777 (3.7); 4.057(0.8); 4.039(2.5); 4.021(2.5); 4.003(0.8); 3.854(16.0); 3.540(0.9); 3.522(2.8); 3.503 (2.9); 3.485(1.0); 3.358(182.8); 3.348(127.9); 3.319(2.6); 3.302(1.7); 3.284(0.7); 2.673(0.4); 2.527 (1.0); 2.522(1.5); 2.513(26.4); 2.509(56.2); 2.504(75.4); 2.500(53.6); 2.495(25.1); 2.335(0.3); 2.331(0.4); 1.989(11.2); 1.194(2.8); 1.176(5.7); 1.164(5.2); 1.158(5.5); 1.146(11.4); 1.127(5.4); 0.000(0.9) 1.81 Example 57: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 11.520(1.4); 11.473(1.5); 9.297(4.1); 8.545(0.8); 8.541(0.7); 8.523(3.0); 8.519(3.1); 8.507(4.0); 8.485(1.0); 8.308(4.3); 3.887(11.5); 3.665(0.6); 3.646(1.8); 3.633(2.0); 3.628(2.1); 3.615(1.8); 3.596 (0.5); 3.319(177.5); 3.258(0.5); 3.238(1.1); 3.213(0.9); 3.189(0.5); 3.177(0.6); 3.160(0.6); 3.143 (0.4); 3.092(0.6); 3.076(0.4); 3.060(0.8); 3.044(0.6); 2.929(0.7); 2.910(0.7); 2.897(0.6); 2.878 (0.4); 2.749(0.8); 2.727(0.7); 2.674(0.8); 2.670(1.0); 2.588(16.0); 2.505(135.9); 2.501(170.3); 2.497 (126.6); 2.332(0.8); 2.328(1.0); 1.301(4.4); 1.284(4.9); 1.187(2.8); 1.169(5.7); 1.150(2.7); 0.008 (2.6); 0.000(47.3) 1.20 2.37 Example 58: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.247(3.8); 8.249(3.9); 8.247(4.0); 8.031(3.5); 8.009(3.8); 7.159(3.7); 7.137(3.6); 4.038(0.9); 4.020 (0.9); 3.869(16.0); 3.658(0.9); 3.640(3.2); 3.621(3.3); 3.603(0.9); 3.319(276.0); 2.675(0.8); 2.670 (1.1); 2.666(0.8); 2.661(0.4); 2.523(2.9); 2.510(65.8); 2.506(138.8); 2.501(186.8); 2.496(134.0); 2.492(63.4); 2.337(0.4); 2.332(0.8); 2.328(1.1); 2.323(0.8); 2.319(0.4); 1.988(4.0); 1.192(1.2); 1.185(3.4); 1.174(2.5); 1.167(7.7); 1.157(1.4); 1.148(3.3); 0.000(2.6) 0.90 2.08 Example 59: ¹H-NMR(600.1 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 11.621(1.2); 9.290(4.6); 8.413(3.0); 8.398(3.1); 8.291(5.0); 7.371(3.0); 7.357(3.0); 4.364(0.4); 3.923 (16.0); 3.904(2.1); 3.774(1.1); 3.762(3.6); 3.750(3.6); 3.738(1.2); 3.485(1.1); 3.473(3.5); 3.460 (3.6); 3.448(1.2); 3.325(2.6); 3.172(3.2); 2.504(27.5); 1.237(4.2); 1.225(8.6); 1.214(6.9); 1.202 (8.3); 1.190(3.9); 0.000(0.8) 2.39 2.37 Example 60: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.250(5.1); 8.250(5.5); 8.030(3.0); 8.007(3.3); 7.388(2.3); 7.365(2.2); 5.757(2.2); 5.248(1.3); 5.233 (1.3); 3.870(16.0); 3.575(1.1); 3.556(3.6); 3.538(3.7); 3.519(1.3); 3.322(31.7); 3.296(0.5); 3.235 (15.8); 2.550(7.4); 2.536(7.5); 2.503(39.6); 1.236(0.3); 1.172(3.7); 1.154(8.0); 1.135(3.7); 0.000 (11.4) 2.02 Example 61: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 11.489(2.8); 9.297(4.4); 8.543(0.9); 8.521(5.6); 8.513(5.2); 8.491(0.9); 8.310(4.7); 4.056(0.7); 4.038 (2.1); 4.020(2.2); 4.003(0.7); 3.884(16.0); 3.648(1.0); 3.630(3.6); 3.611(3.5); 3.593(2.0); 3.569 (0.8); 3.320(269.6); 3.298(2.6); 3.279(0.8); 3.271(1.6); 3.260(0.9); 3.008(15.6); 2.675(0.7); 2.670 (1.0); 2.666(0.7); 2.523(2.3); 2.506(124.3); 2.501(164.0); 2.497(119.1); 2.333(0.7); 2.328(1.0); 2.324(0.7); 1.988(9.0); 1.284(5.8); 1.267(5.7); 1.192(2.6); 1.185(3.8); 1.175(5.3); 1.167(8.3); 1.157(2.8); 1.148(3.6); 0.000(8.3) 2.47 2.54 Example 62: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 11.301(2.7); 9.315(4.0); 8.530(1.6); 8.508(5.1); 8.488(4.5); 8.466(1.5); 8.326(4.2); 8.324(4.3); 5.753 (0.6); 3.881(15.9); 3.669(0.9); 3.651(3.3); 3.632(3.3); 3.614(1.0); 3.316(68.8); 2.675(0.5); 2.671 (0.6); 2.666(0.5); 2.524(1.7); 2.510(34.5); 2.506(71.8); 2.501(96.1); 2.497(69.9); 2.492(33.9); 2.333(0.5); 2.328(0.6); 2.324(0.4); 2.285(0.5); 2.173(16.0); 1.234(0.5); 1.188(3.6); 1.169(8.2); 1.151(3.6); 0.008(2.1); 0.000(62.0); −0.008(2.4) 2.60 Example 63: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 12.689(2.0); 9.304(4.2); 8.602(1.7); 8.580(1.6); 8.312(4.7); 4.038(0.8); 4.020(0.8); 3.908(16.0); 3.711(1.0); 3.692(3.4); 3.674(3.5); 3.655(1.1); 3.354(108.5); 3.344(170.1); 3.336(128.4); 3.331 (129.7); 2.743(5.0); 2.675(0.8); 2.671(1.0); 2.667(0.8); 2.524(2.1); 2.506(128.7); 2.502(167.3); 2.498 (123.2); 2.329(0.9); 2.324(0.7); 1.988(3.4); 1.398(0.7); 1.236(0.6); 1.205(3.6); 1.187(8.2); 1.175 (2.4); 1.168(3.7); 1.157(1.0); 0.008(1.1); 0.000(35.9) 2.49 2.55 Example 64: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.246(2.4); 8.247(2.1); 8.033(1.8); 8.010(1.9); 7.021(1.8); 6.998(1.7); 4.039(0.4); 4.021(0.4); 3.870 (8.4); 3.580(0.6); 3.562(1.8); 3.544(1.9); 3.525(0.6); 3.362(178.0); 3.351(136.0); 3.349(147.2); 3.158(16.0); 2.673(0.4); 2.527(0.8); 2.513(21.4); 2.509(45.6); 2.504(61.9); 2.500(45.6); 2.331 (0.4); 1.989(1.7); 1.194(0.4); 1.173(2.1); 1.155(4.1); 1.136(1.8); 0.000(0.5) 2.78 2.94 Example 65: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 11.399(2.3); 9.292(3.3); 8.581(1.9); 8.558(3.4); 8.502(3.0); 8.480(1.8); 8.303(3.5); 4.039(0.8); 4.021 (0.8); 3.877(12.5); 3.634(0.7); 3.616(2.4); 3.597(2.4); 3.579(0.8); 3.324(48.4); 3.015(0.4); 2.999 (0.6); 2.979(0.7); 2.962(0.5); 2.810(0.9); 2.789(0.8); 2.777(1.2); 2.756(1.0); 2.713(0.3); 2.698 (0.3); 2.681(0.5); 2.583(0.4); 2.566(0.5); 2.557(1.1); 2.550(0.5); 2.542(1.2); 2.524(2.2); 2.510(18.4); 2.506(36.6); 2.502(47.9); 2.497(35.8); 2.493(18.5); 2.476(0.6); 2.072(16.0); 2.051(4.8); 1.988 (3.3); 1.398(1.0); 1.190(5.9); 1.184(3.9); 1.173(6.4); 1.165(6.9); 1.158(1.5); 1.147(2.9); 1.136(2.2); 1.119(2.1); 0.008(0.5); 0.000(11.5); −0.008(0.5) 2.58 2.60 Example 66: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 10.761(3.0); 9.306(3.9); 9.297(4.4); 9.292(4.5); 8.761(4.5); 8.756(4.4); 8.659(2.4); 8.637(5.2); 8.601 (4.2); 8.579(2.0); 8.311(4.0); 8.309(4.1); 4.056(0.5); 4.038(1.7); 4.021(1.7); 4.003(0.6); 3.941 (16.0); 3.755(0.9); 3.737(3.2); 3.718(3.3); 3.700(1.0); 3.322(207.0); 2.675(0.4); 2.671(0.6); 2.666 (0.4); 2.524(1.4); 2.511(33.6); 2.506(69.9); 2.502(93.1); 2.497(68.1); 2.493(33.4); 2.333(0.4); 2.329(0.6); 2.324(0.4); 1.989(7.6); 1.235(0.7); 1.225(3.6); 1.207(8.1); 1.193(2.7); 1.188(3.6); 1.175 (4.0); 1.157(2.0); 0.000(6.8) 2.14 2.14 Example 67: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.256(4.2); 8.267(4.5); 7.948(3.0); 7.926(3.2); 7.418(2.6); 6.772(3.3); 6.749(3.2); 3.828(16.0); 3.502 (1.0); 3.484(3.3); 3.465(3.4); 3.447(1.0); 3.316(40.1); 2.675(0.4); 2.670(0.5); 2.666(0.4); 2.523 (1.2); 2.510(28.4); 2.506(58.8); 2.501(79.0); 2.497(58.7); 2.492(29.6); 2.332(0.3); 2.328(0.5); 2.324(0.4); 2.073(1.3); 1.153(3.5); 1.134(8.0); 1.116(3.4); 0.146(0.3); 0.008(2.5); 0.000(70.1); −0.008 (2.9); −0.150(0.3) 2.99 2.96 Example 68: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 12.293(0.3); 11.562(3.1); 9.297(4.6); 8.518(1.3); 8.495(5.1); 8.481(4.7); 8.459(1.3); 8.305(4.9); 7.360(0.9); 7.346(10.2); 7.340(5.7); 7.330(5.4); 7.310(2.6); 7.293(2.0); 7.281(0.9); 7.275(1.3); 7.262 (3.7); 7.244(2.1); 3.880(16.0); 3.799(8.9); 3.638(1.0); 3.619(3.4); 3.601(3.5); 3.582(1.1); 3.558 (5.0); 3.319(57.2); 2.671(0.6); 2.506(83.4); 2.502(107.6); 2.498(81.7); 2.329(0.6); 1.989(0.5); 1.398(1.6); 1.174(3.9); 1.156(8.2); 1.137(3.6); 0.008(1.5); 0.000(39.5) 2.10 2.11 Example 69: ¹H-NMR(601.6 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.285(3.4); 8.483(3.2); 8.468(3.7); 8.311(1.0); 8.292(3.7); 8.246(3.3); 8.232(2.9); 6.232(0.3); 3.916 (16.0); 3.755(1.0); 3.742(3.4); 3.730(3.3); 3.718(1.1); 3.455(16.6); 3.315(545.9); 2.619(0.6); 2.616 (1.2); 2.613(1.8); 2.610(1.4); 2.522(2.8); 2.519(3.3); 2.516(3.2); 2.507(87.5); 2.504(193.9); 2.501(272.8); 2.498(200.1); 2.495(95.3); 2.448(0.5); 2.446(0.5); 2.385(2.0); 2.382(1.4); 2.350(0.4); 2.342(15.7); 1.215(3.6); 1.202(7.9); 1.190(3.6); 0.097(0.4); 0.005(2.2); 0.000(90.8); −0.006 (3.9); −0.100(0.5) 1.68 1.63 Example 70: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 11.622(2.6); 9.296(3.7); 8.534(8.8); 8.310(3.9); 4.136(1.9); 4.103(2.5); 3.933(2.6); 3.902(11.8); 3.884(14.4); 3.672(0.8); 3.653(2.9); 3.635(3.0); 3.616(0.9); 3.395(0.4); 3.322(224.0); 2.710(16.0); 2.675(0.5); 2.670(0.6); 2.666(0.5); 2.524(1.3); 2.510(35.5); 2.506(75.5); 2.501(102.4); 2.497(75.2); 2.492(37.1); 2.333(0.4); 2.328(0.6); 2.324(0.5); 2.176(0.7); 1.235(0.4); 1.190(3.3); 1.172(7.4); 1.153(3.2); 0.000(5.3) 2.46 2.44 Example 71: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.277(2.6); 8.630(1.7); 8.607(2.2); 8.454(0.9); 8.431(0.7); 8.291(2.8); 4.056(0.4); 4.038(1.2); 4.020 (1.2); 4.003(0.4); 3.852(0.6); 3.833(2.1); 3.816(10.1); 3.796(0.7); 3.318(63.7); 2.671(0.4); 2.523 (1.1); 2.506(48.3); 2.501(67.7); 2.497(53.7); 2.361(16.0); 2.317(7.8); 1.989(5.2); 1.398(2.7); 1.243 (2.1); 1.225(4.7); 1.206(2.1); 1.192(1.4); 1.175(2.7); 1.157(1.3); 0.008(0.6); 0.000(17.2) 1.92 1.87 Example 72: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 11.740(2.3); 9.300(5.0); 8.572(1.4); 8.551(4.2); 8.530(3.6); 8.508(1.3); 8.315(5.3); 4.487(7.1); 3.887 (16.0); 3.824(0.8); 3.677(1.1); 3.659(3.7); 3.641(3.8); 3.622(1.2); 3.411(0.3); 3.371(0.5); 3.320 (512.6); 3.288(0.9); 3.206(14.6); 2.671(2.4); 2.560(0.4); 2.505(329.6); 2.501(378.9); 2.433(0.4); 2.328(2.4); 1.193(3.9); 1.174(8.4); 1.156(3.9); 1.131(0.4); 0.147(0.4); 0.004(42.3); 0.001(81.9); 0.000(87.0); −0.026(0.4); −0.148(0.5) 3.37 3.37 Example 73: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 11.683(3.2); 9.310(4.4); 8.669(2.7); 8.647(4.2); 8.572(3.7); 8.549(2.4); 8.313(5.0); 8.076(4.6); 8.055 (5.0); 7.951(3.8); 7.946(1.4); 7.929(4.1); 7.625(5.1); 7.603(4.5); 7.579(4.1); 7.557(3.5); 4.038 (0.4); 4.021(0.4); 3.919(16.0); 3.707(1.0); 3.689(3.4); 3.670(3.4); 3.652(1.1); 3.323(131.1); 2.671 (0.9); 2.506(116.8); 2.502(145.0); 2.498(105.3); 2.333(0.7); 2.329(0.9); 2.325(0.7); 1.989(1.6); 1.351(0.3); 1.213(3.7); 1.195(8.4); 1.176(4.2); 1.158(0.5); 0.008(1.8); 0.000(44.2); −0.008(2.1) 1.96 Example 74: ¹H-NMR(400.0 MHz, d₆-DMSO): □ = 9.243(3.9); 8.247(4.2); 7.991(3.4); 7.968(3.7); 7.443(1.8); 7.420(1.7); 5.755(1.7); 5.054(5.3); 3.855 (16.0); 3.554(0.9); 3.536(3.1); 3.517(3.2); 3.499(1.0); 3.320(160.6); 3.293(15.6); 2.675(0.5); 2.670 (0.7); 2.666(0.5); 2.524(1.8); 2.519(2.7); 2.510(38.7); 2.506(82.9); 2.501(117.0); 2.497(87.9); 2.492(42.1); 2.333(0.5); 2.328(0.7); 2.323(0.5); 1.163(3.3); 1.145(7.6); 1.126(3.2); 0.008(1.3); 0.000(42.5); −0.009(1.5)

USE EXAMPLES

Phaedon cochleariae-Spray Test

-   Solvent: 78.0 parts by weight of acetone     -   1.5 parts by weight of dimethylformamide -   Emulsifier: alkylaryl polyglycol ether

To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 1 part by weight of active compound is dissolved using the stated parts by weight of solvent and made up with water containing an emulsifier concentration of 1000 ppm until the desired concentration is attained. To produce further test concentrations, the preparation is diluted with emulsifier-containing water.

Discs of Chinese cabbage leaves (Brassica pekinensis) are sprayed with an active compound preparation of the desired concentration and, after drying, populated with larvae of the mustard beetle (Phaedon cochleariae).

After 7 days, the efficacy in % is determined. 100% means that all the beetle larvae have been killed; 0% means that no beetle larvae have been killed.

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 100% at an application rate of 500 g/ha: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 31, 32, 36, 37, 38, 40, 43, 46, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 74

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 83% at an application rate of 500 g/ha: 9, 20

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 100% at an application rate of 100 g/ha: 73

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 83% at an application rate of 100 g/ha: 33

Spodoptera frugiperda-Spray Test

-   Solvent: 78.0 parts by weight of acetone     -   1.5 parts by weight of dimethylformamide -   Emulsifier: alkylaryl polyglycol ether

To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 1 part by weight of active compound is dissolved using the stated parts by weight of solvent and made up with water containing an emulsifier concentration of 1000 ppm until the desired concentration is attained. To produce further test concentrations, the preparation is diluted with emulsifier-containing water.

Leaf disks of maize (Zea mays) are sprayed with an active compound preparation of the desired concentration and, after drying, populated with caterpillars of the armyworm (Spodopterafrugiperda).

After 7 days, the efficacy in % is determined. 100% means that all the caterpillars have been killed; 0% means that no caterpillars have been killed.

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 100% at an application rate of 500 g/ha: 21, 40, 62, 64, 67

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 83% at an application rate of 500 g/ha: 10

Myzus persicae Spray Test

-   Solvent: 78 parts by weight of acetone     -   1.5 parts by weight of dimethylformamide -   Emulsifier: alkylaryl polyglycol ether

To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 1 part by weight of active compound is dissolved using the stated parts by weight of solvent and made up with water containing an emulsifier concentration of 1000 ppm until the desired concentration is attained. To produce further test concentrations, the preparation is diluted with emulsifier-containing water.

Discs of Chinese cabbage leaves (Brassica pekinensis) infested by all stages of the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) are sprayed with an active compound preparation of the desired concentration.

After 6 days, the efficacy in % is determined. 100% means that all the aphids have been killed; 0% means that no aphids have been killed.

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 100% at an application rate of 500 g/ha: 3, 4, 16, 24, 31, 52, 55, 56, 61, 65, 70, 72

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 90% at an application rate of 500 g/ha: 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 20, 21, 34, 36, 37, 38, 43, 44, 53, 57, 63, 64, 67, 69, 74

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 100% at an application rate of 100 g/ha: 59

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 90% at an application rate of 100 g/ha: 60, 66

Tetranychus urticae-Spray Test, OP-Resistant

-   Solvent: 78.0 parts by weight of acetone     -   1.5 parts by weight of dimethylformamide -   Emulsifier: alkylaryl polyglycol ether

To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 1 part by weight of active compound is dissolved using the stated parts by weight of solvent and made up with water containing an emulsifier concentration of 1000 ppm until the desired concentration is attained. To produce further test concentrations, the preparation is diluted with emulsifier-containing water.

Discs of bean leaves (Phaseolus vulgaris) infested with all stages of the greenhouse red spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) are sprayed with an active compound preparation of the desired concentration.

After 6 days, the efficacy in % is determined. 100% means that all the spider mites have been killed; 0% means that no spider mites have been killed.

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 100% at an application rate of 500 g/ha: 31, 34, 67

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 90% at an application rate of 500 g/ha: 24, 33, 56, 58, 62, 74

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples shows an efficacy of 90% at an application rate of 100 g/ha: 60

Meloidogyne incognita-Test

-   Solvent: 125.0 parts by weight of acetone

To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 1 part by weight of active compound is mixed with the stated amount of solvent and the concentrate is diluted with water to the desired concentration.

Vessels are filled with sand, active compound solution, an egg/larvae suspension of the southern root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) and lettuce seeds. The lettuce seeds germinate and the plants develop. The galls develop on the roots.

After 14 days, the nematicidal efficacy in % is determined by the formation of galls. 100% means that no galls were found; 0% means that the number of galls on the treated plants corresponds to the untreated control.

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples shows an efficacy of 100% at an application rate of 20 ppm: 56, 65

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples shows an efficacy of 90% at an application rate of 20 ppm: 11, 14, 18, 29, 62

Boophilus microplus-Injection Test

-   Solvent: dimethyl sulphoxide

To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 10 mg of active compound are mixed with 0.5 ml of solvent and the concentrate is diluted with solvent to the desired concentration.

1 μl of the active compound solution is injected into the abdomen of 5 engorged adult female cattle ticks (Boophilus microplus). The animals are transferred into dishes and kept in a climate-controlled room.

Efficacy is assessed after 7 days by laying of fertile eggs. Eggs which are not visibly fertile are stored in a climate-controlled cabinet until the larvae hatch after about 42 days. An efficacy of 100% means that none of the ticks has laid any fertile eggs; 0% means that all the eggs are fertile.

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 80% at an application rate of 20 μg/animal: 14, 22

Ctenocephalides felis-Oral Test

-   Solvent: dimethyl sulphoxide

To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 10 mg of active compound are mixed with 0.5 ml of dimethyl sulphoxide. Dilution with citrated cattle blood gives the desired concentration.

About 20 unfed adult cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) are placed into a chamber which is closed at the top and bottom with gauze. A metal cylinder whose bottom end is closed with parafilm is placed onto the chamber. The cylinder contains the blood/active compound preparation, which can be imbibed by the fleas through the parafilm membrane.

After 2 days, the kill in % is determined. 100% means that all of the fleas have been killed; 0% means that none of the fleas have been killed.

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 100% at an application rate of 100 ppm: 8, 14, 22

Lucilia cuprina Test

-   Solvent: dimethyl sulphoxide

To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 10 mg of active compound are mixed with 0.5 ml of dimethyl sulphoxide, and the concentrate is diluted with water to the desired concentration.

About 20 L1 larvae of the Australian sheep blowfly (Lucilia cuprina) are transferred into a test vessel containing minced horsemeat and the active compound preparation of the desired concentration.

After 2 days, the kill in % is determined. 100% means that all the larvae have been killed; 0% means that no larvae have been killed.

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 100% at an application rate of 100 ppm: 8, 10, 14 In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 90% at an application rate of 100 ppm: 22

Musca domestica Test

-   Solvent: dimethyl sulphoxide

To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 10 mg of active compound are mixed with 0.5 ml of dimethyl sulphoxide, and the concentrate is diluted with water to the desired concentration.

Vessels containing a sponge treated with sugar solution and the active compound preparation of the desired concentration are populated with 10 adult houseflies (Musca domestica).

After 2 days, the kill in % is determined. 100% means that all of the flies have been killed; 0% means that none of the flies have been killed.

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 100% at an application rate of 100 ppm: 8, 22

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 90% at an application rate of 100 ppm: 10

Myzus persicae Spray Test

-   Solvent: 7 parts by weight of dimethylformamide -   Emulsifier: alkylaryl polyglycol ether

To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 1 part by weight of active compound is dissolved using the stated parts by weight of solvent and made up with water containing an emulsifier concentration of 1000 ppm until the desired concentration is attained. To produce further test concentrations, the preparation is diluted with emulsifier-containing water. If the addition of ammonium salts or/and penetrants is required, these are each added in a concentration of 1000 ppm to the formulation solution.

Bell pepper plants (Capsicum annuum) severely infested with the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) are treated by spraying with the active compound preparation in the desired concentration.

After 6 days, the kill in % is determined. 100% means that all of the aphids have been killed; 0% means that none of the aphids have been killed.

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples shows an efficacy of 100% at an application rate of 100 ppm: 22, 40

Ctenocephalides felis-In Vitro Contact Tests with Adult Cat Fleas

For the coating of the test tubes, 9 mg of active compound are first dissolved in 1 ml of acetone p.a. and then diluted to the desired concentration with acetone p.a. 250 μl of the solution are distributed homogeneously on the inner walls and the base of a 25 ml test tube by turning and rocking on an orbital shaker (rocking rotation at 30 rpm for 2 h). With 900 ppm active compound solution and internal surface 44.7 cm², given homogeneous distribution, an area-based dose of 5 μg/cm² is achieved.

After the solvent has evaporated off, the tubes are populated with 5-10 adult cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis), sealed with a perforated plastic lid and incubated in a horizontal position at room temperature and ambient humidity. After 48 h, efficacy is determined. To this end, the test tubes are stood upright and the fleas are knocked to the base of the tube. Fleas which remain motionless at the base or move in an uncoordinated manner are considered to be dead or moribund.

A substance shows good efficacy against Ctenocephalides felis if at least 80% efficacy was achieved in this test at an application rate of 5 μg/cm². 100% efficacy means that all the fleas were dead or moribund. 0% efficacy means that no fleas were harmed.

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show an efficacy of 100% at an application rate of 5 μg/cm² (500 g/ha): 22

Anopheles Test (ANPHGB Surface Treatment)

-   Solvent: acetone+2000 ppm rapeseed oil methyl ester (RME)

To produce an appropriate active compound formulation, the active compound is dissolved in the solvent (2 mg/ml). The active compound formulation is pipetted onto a glazed tile and, after it has dried off, adult mosquitoes of the species Anopheles gambiae strain RSPH (homozygot kdr) are placed onto the treated tile. The exposure time is 30 minutes.

24 hours after contact with the treated surface, mortality in % is determined. 100% means that all mosquitoes have been killed; 0% means that none of the mosquitoes have been killed.

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show efficacy of 80-100% at an application rate of 100 mg/m²: 14

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show efficacy of 80-100% at an application rate of 20 mg/m²: 14

Anopheles Test (ANPHFU Surface Treatment)

-   Solvent: acetone+2000 ppm rapeseed oil methyl ester (RME)

To produce an appropriate active compound formulation, the active compound is dissolved in the solvent (2 mg/ml). The active compound formulation is pipetted onto a glazed tile and, after it has dried off, adult mosquitoes of the species Anopheles funestus strain FUMOZ-R (Hunt et al., Med Vet Entomol. 2005 September; 19(3):271-5) are placed onto the treated tile. The exposure time is 30 minutes.

24 hours after contact with the treated surface, mortality in % is determined. 100% means that all mosquitoes have been killed; 0% means that none of the mosquitoes have been killed.

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show efficacy of 80-100% at an application rate of 100 mg/m²: 14

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show efficacy of 80-100% at an application rate of 20 mg/m²: 14

Aedes Test (AEDSAE Surface Treatment)

-   Solvent: acetone+2000 ppm rapeseed oil methyl ester (RME)

To produce an appropriate active compound formulation, the active compound is dissolved in the solvent (2 mg/ml). The active compound formulation is pipetted onto a glazed tile and, after it has dried off, adult mosquitoes of the species Aedes aegypti strain MONHEIM are placed onto the treated tile. The exposure time is 30 minutes.

24 hours after contact with the treated surface, mortality in % is determined. 100% means that all mosquitoes have been killed; 0% means that none of the mosquitoes have been killed.

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show efficacy of 80-100% at an application rate of 100 mg/m²: 14

In this test, for example, the following compounds from the preparation examples show efficacy of 80-100% at an application rate of 20 mg/m²: 14 

1. Compound of formula (I)

wherein A¹ is nitrogen, ═N⁺—O⁻ or ═C—R⁴, A² is —N—R⁵, oxygen or sulphur, A⁴ is nitrogen, ═N⁺—O⁻ or ═C—R⁴, R¹ represents (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkynyl, (C₃-C₅)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl(C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₈)cycloalkyl, amino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonylamino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonylamino, aminosulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, or represents (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, each of which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of aryl, hetaryl and heterocyclyl, where aryl, hetaryl and heterocyclyl may each optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, aminosulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino-(C₂-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino-(C₂-C₆)alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₆)-trialkylsilyl and benzyl, or R¹ represents aryl, hetaryl or heterocyclyl, each of which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphimino-(C₂-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino-(C₂-C₆)-alkylc (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₆)-trialkylsilyl, (═O) (only in the case of heterocyclyl) and (═O)₂ (only in the case of heterocyclyl), R^(2a), R³ and R⁴ independently of one another represent hydrogen, cyano, halogen, nitro, acetyl, hydroxy, amino, SCN, tri-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl-(C₃-C₈)cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₈)cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-hydroxyalkyl, hydroxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkinyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylhydroxyimino, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthiocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₂-C₆)-alkenylaminocarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl sulphonylamino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, aminosulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino, aminothiocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylamino, NHCO—(C₁-C₆)-alkyl ((C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonylamino), represent aryl or hetaryl, each of which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, where (in the case of hetaryl) at least one carbonyl group may optionally be present and/or where possible substituents are in each case as follows: cyano, carboxyl, halogen, nitro, acetyl, hydroxy, amino, SCN, tri-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsilyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-hydroxyalkyl, hydroxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkynyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylhydroxyimino, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyloxy, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminocarbonyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₂-C₆)-alkenylaminocarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylaminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl sulphonylamino, (C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylamino, aminosulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminosulphonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphoximino, aminothiocarbonyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylamino, R^(2b) represents a group selected from —C(═O)—R⁸(Q1), —C(═S)—R⁸(Q2), —C(═O)—NR¹¹R¹² (Q3), —C(═S)—NR¹¹R¹² (Q4), —S(O)_(m)—R¹³ (Q5), —S═O(═NH)—R¹³ (Q6), —S═O(═N—CN)—R¹³ (Q7), —S(═N—CN)—R¹³ (Q8), —S(O)₂—NR¹¹R¹² (Q9), —NR¹¹R¹² (Q10), —NR¹¹—NR¹¹R¹² (Q11), —NR¹¹—C(═O)—R⁸ (Q12), —NR¹¹—C(═S)—R⁸ (Q13), —NR¹¹—S(O)₂—R¹³ (Q14), —N(R¹¹)—O—R¹³ (Q15), —N═S(═O)_(p)—R¹⁴R¹⁵ (Q16), —O—R¹³ (Q17) and —CR¹¹═CR⁸R²(Q18), where, if R^(2b) represents Q12 and R¹¹ represents hydrogen, R⁸ does not represent (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, where, if R^(2b) represents Q17, R¹³ does not represent (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8 or Q9, n represents 2, R⁵ represents (C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-cyanoalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkenyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-alkynyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyloxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₂-C₆)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₆)-cyanoalkynyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkyl-(C₃-C₈)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₈)cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₆)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-haloalkoxycarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, aminocarbonyl-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylamino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, di-(C₁-C₆)-alkylamino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl or (C₃-C₈)-cycloalkylamino-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, R⁸ represents hydrogen or represents C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl or C₄-C₁₂-bicycloalkyl, each of which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, where the substituents independently of one another may be selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, amino, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, a phenyl ring and a 3- to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle may in each case optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, and where the substituents independently of one another may be selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri-(C₁-C₂)-alkylsilyl, (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, or R⁸ represents a phenyl ring, a benzyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, where the heteroatoms are selected from the group consisting of N, S and O, where the phenyl ring or the benzyl ring or heterocycle may in each case optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, and where the substituents independently of one another may be selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, CN, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri-(C₁-C₂)-alkylsilyl, (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, or R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another represent C₁-C₆-alkylsulphonyl or represent C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₁₂-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₆-alkyl or C₄-C₁₂-bicycloalkyl, each of which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, where the substituents independently of one another may be selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, hydroxy, C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphimino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphoximino-C₂-C₅-alkylcarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkoxycarbonyl, C₂-C₆-alkylcarbonyl, C₃-C₆-trialkylsilyl, amino, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, a phenyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle may in each case optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, and where the substituents independently of one another may be selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri-(C₁-C₂)-alkylsilyl, (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another represent a phenyl ring, a benzyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, where the heteroatoms are selected from the group consisting of N, S and O, where the phenyl ring, benzyl ring or heterocycle may in each case optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, and where the substituents independently of one another may be selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆-alkyl, C₂-C₆-alkenyl, C₂-C₆-alkynyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₁-C₆-haloalkyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkenyl, C₂-C₆-haloalkynyl, C₃-C₆-halocycloalkyl, halogen, cyano, (C═O)OH, CONH₂, NO₂, OH, C₁-C₄-alkoxy, C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄-alkylthio, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylthio, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphinyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkylsulphonyl, C₁-C₄-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)amino, C₃-C₆-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkoxy)carbonyl, (C₁-C₆-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₄-alkyl)aminocarbonyl, tri-(C₁-C₂)-alkylsilyl, (C₁-C₄-alkyl)(C₁-C₄-alkoxy)imino, R¹¹, R¹² independently of one another represent hydrogen or represent R⁹, m represents 0, 1 or 2, n represents 0, 1 or 2, p represents 0 or
 1. 2. Compound of the formula (I) according to claim 1 wherein A¹ represents nitrogen, ═N⁺—O⁻ or ═C—R⁴, A² represents —N—R⁵, oxygen or sulphur, A⁴ is nitrogen, ═N⁺—O⁻ or ═C—R⁴, R¹ represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkynyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylamino, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkylamino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonylamino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl sulphonylamino, or represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl, (C₃-C₆)cycloalkyl, each of which is optionally mono- or disubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of aryl, hetaryl and heterocyclyl, where aryl, hetaryl and heterocyclyl may in each case optionally be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, carbamoyl, aminosulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₃-C₄)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphimino, or R¹ represents aryl, hetaryl or heterocyclyl, each of which is optionally mono- or disubstituted by identical or different substituents from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, carbamoyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphimino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphoximino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₃-C₄)-trialkylsilyl, (═O) (only in the case of heterocyclyl) and (═O)₂ (only in the case of heterocyclyl), R^(2a), R³ and R⁴ independently of one another represent hydrogen, cyano, halogen, nitro, acetyl, hydroxy, amino, SCN, tri-(C₁-C₄)-alkylsilyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkynyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylhydroxyimino, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyloxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylcarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylaminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonylamino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylamino, aminosulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylaminosulphonyl, di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylaminosulphonyl, aminothiocarbonyl, NHCO—(C₁-C₄)-alkyl ((C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonylamino), or is phenyl or hetaryl, each of which is mono- or disubstituted identically or differently, where (in the case of hetaryl) at least one carbonyl group may optionally be present and/or where possible substituents in each case are as follows: cyano, halogen, nitro, acetyl, amino, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyl, (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkynyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylhydroxyimino, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkoxyimino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyloxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylcarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylaminocarbonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonylamino, (C₁-C₄)-alkylamino, di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylamino, aminosulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylaminosulphonyl, di-(C₁-C₄)-alkylaminosulphonyl, R^(2b) represents a group selected from Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15, Q16, Q17 and Q18, where, if R^(2b) represents Q12 and R¹¹ represents hydrogen, R⁸ does not represent (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, where, if R^(2b) represents Q17, R¹³ does not represent (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q8 or Q9, n represents 2, R⁵ represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-cyanoalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-cyanoalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyloxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, halo-(C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl or (C₁-C₄)-alkylcarbonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, R⁸ represents hydrogen, represents C₁-C₄-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl-C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-alkoxy or C₁-C₄-alkoxy-C₁-C₄-alkyl, each of which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, where the substituents independently of one another may be selected from halogen, cyano, a phenyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle may in each case optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, and where the substituents independently of one another may be selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, NO₂, C₁-C₄-alkoxy and C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, R⁸ represents a phenyl ring, a benzyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, where the heteroatoms are selected from the group consisting of N, S and O, where the phenyl ring or the benzyl ring or heterocycle may in each case optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, and where the substituents independently of one another may be selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen and cyano, R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another represent C₁-C₄-alkylsulphonyl, represent C₁-C₄-alkyl or C₃-C₆-cycloalkyl, each of which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, where the substituents independently of one another may be selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, a phenyl ring and a 3- to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, where the phenyl ring or heterocycle may in each case optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, and where the substituents independently of one another may be selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen, cyano, NO₂, C₁-C₄-alkoxy and C₁-C₄-haloalkoxy, R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another represent a phenyl ring, a benzyl ring or a 3- to 6-membered aromatic, partially saturated or saturated heterocycle, where the heteroatoms are selected from the group consisting of N, S and O, where the phenyl ring or benzyl ring or heterocycle may in each case optionally be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents, and where the substituents independently of one another may be selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen and cyano, R¹¹, R¹² independently of one another represent hydrogen or represent R⁹, m represents 0, 1 or 2, n represents 0, 1 or 2, p represents 0 or
 1. 3. Compound of formula (I) according to claim 1 wherein A¹ is nitrogen or ═C—R⁴, A² represents —N—R⁵ or oxygen, A⁴ represents ═C—H, R¹ represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-hydroxyalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkenyl, (C₂-C₄)-alkynyl, (C₂-C₄)-haloalkynyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl or benzyl, R^(2a) represents hydrogen, cyano, aminocarbonyl, halogen, (C₁-C₄)alkyl, (C₁-C₄)haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)alkylthio, (C₁-C₄)alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₄)haloalkylsulphinyl or (C₁-C₄)haloalkylsulphonyl, R^(2b) represents a group selected from Q1, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, Q12, Q13, Q14, Q17 and Q18, where, if R^(2b) represents Q12 and R¹¹ represents hydrogen, R⁸ does not represent (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, where, if R^(2b) represents Q17, R¹³ does not represent (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q8 or Q9, n represents 2, R³ represents hydrogen, halogen, (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkoxy, (C₁-C₄)-alkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylthio, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphinyl or (C₁-C₄)-haloalkylsulphonyl, R⁴ represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano or (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, R⁵ represents (C₁-C₄)alkyl or (C₁-C₄)alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, R⁸ represents hydrogen, represents (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₆)-alkylthio-(C₁-C₆)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphinyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl-(C₁-C₄)-alkyl or (C₁-C₄)-alkoxy, or R⁸ represents phenyl, benzyl, pyridyl, thiazolyl or pyrazolyl, where phenyl, benzyl, pyridyl, thiazolyl and pyrazolyl may in each case optionally be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different substituents, and where the substituents independently of one another may be selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen and cyano, R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another represent (C₁-C₄)-alkyl, (C₁-C₄)-haloalkyl, acetyl, (C₃-C₆)-cycloalkyl, benzyl or (C₁-C₄)-alkylsulphonyl, or R⁹, R¹³, R¹⁴, R¹⁵ independently of one another represent phenyl, pyridyl or pyrazolyl, where phenyl, pyridyl and pyrazolyl may in each case optionally be mono- or disubstituted by identical or different substituents, and where the substituents independently of one another may be selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₄-alkyl, C₁-C₄-haloalkyl, halogen and cyano, R¹¹, R¹² independently of one another represent hydrogen or represent R⁹, m represents 0, 1 or 2, n represents 0, 1 or
 2. 4. Compound of formula (I) according to claim 1 wherein A¹ represents nitrogen or ═C—R⁴, A² represents —N—R⁵ or oxygen, A⁴ represents ═C—H, R¹ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclobutyl, benzyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl, difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl, tetrafluoroethyl or pentafluoroethyl, R^(2a) represents hydrogen, cyano, aminocarbonyl (CONH₂), fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl, difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl, tetrafluoroethyl, pentafluoroethyl, trifluoromethoxy, difluorochloromethoxy, dichlorofluoromethoxy, trifluoromethylthio, trifluoromethylsulphonyl, trifluoromethylsulphinyl, fluorine or chlorine, R^(2b) represents a group selected from Q1, where R⁸ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, methoxy or ethoxy, Q3, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl or cyclopropyl and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl or acetyl, Q4, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl or cyclopropyl and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl or acetyl, Q5, where m represents 0, 1 or 2 and R¹³ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, phenyl or benzyl, Q6, where R¹³ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl, Q8, where R¹³ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl, Q9, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl or cyclopropyl and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl or acetyl, Q10, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl or cyclopropyl and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl or cyclopropyl, Q11, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl or acetyl and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, phenyl or acetyl, Q12, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl or cyclopropyl and R⁸ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl (only if R¹¹ does not represent hydrogen may R⁸ represent methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or isopropyl), fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl, difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl, tetrafluoroethyl, pentafluoroethyl, CH₂OCH₃, CH₂SCH₃, CH₂OC₂H₅, CH₂SOCH₃, CH₂SO₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)CH₂SCH₃, CH(CH₃)CH₂SOCH₃, CH(CH₃)CH₂SO₂CH₃, C₂H₄OC₂H₅, C₂H₄SC₂H₅, C₂H₄OC₂H₅, C₂H₄SOC₂H₅, C₂H₄SO₂C₂H₅, CH(CH₃)CH₂SC₂H₅, CH(CH₃)CH₂SOC₂H₅, CH(CH₃)CH₂SO₂C₂H₅, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl, represents phenyl, benzyl, pyridyl or thiazolyl, each of which may optionally be monosubstituted by fluorine, chlorine or bromine, Q13, where R⁸ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl and R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl or cyclopropyl, Q14, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, methylsulphonyl or cyclopropyl and R¹³ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl, difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl, tetrafluoroethyl or pentafluoroethyl, Q17, where R¹³ represents pyrazolyl which is optionally monosubstituted by trifluoromethyl, Q18, where R⁸ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl or phenyl, R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl or ethyl and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q8 or Q9, n represents 2, R³ represents fluorine, chlorine, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl, difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl, tetrafluoroethyl, pentafluoroethyl, trifluoromethoxy, difluorochloromethoxy, dichlorofluoromethoxy, trifluoromethylthio, trifluoromethylsulphonyl or trifluoromethylsulphinyl, R⁴ represents hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine or cyano, R⁵ represents methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, methoxymethyl or methoxyethyl, n represents 0, 1 or
 2. 5. Compound of formula (I) according to claim 1 wherein A¹ represents nitrogen, A² represents —N—R⁵, A⁴ represents ═C—H, R¹ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl, R^(2a) represents hydrogen, R^(2b) represents a group selected from Q1, where R⁸ represents methoxy or ethoxy, Q3, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen or methyl and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl or cyclopropyl, Q4, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen or methyl and R¹² represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl or cyclopropyl, Q5, where m represents 0, 1 or 2 and R¹³ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, phenyl or benzyl, Q6, where R¹³ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl, Q8, where R¹³ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl, Q9, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl or cyclopropyl and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl or cyclopropyl, Q10, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl or cyclopropyl and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl or cyclopropyl, Q11, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl or COmethyl (acetyl) and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl or COmethyl (acetyl), Q12, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen or methyl and R⁸ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl (only if R¹¹ does not represent hydrogen may R⁸ represent methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl), trifluoromethyl, CHF₂, CF₂CF₃, CF₂CHF₂, CH₂OCH₃, CH₂SCH₃, CH₂OC₂H₅, CH₂SOCH₃, CH₂SO₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)CH₂SCH₃, CH(CH₃)CH₂SOCH₃, CH(CH₃)CH₂SO₂CH₃, C₂H₄OC₂H₅, C₂H₄S C₂H₅, C₂H₄OC₂H₅, C₂H₄SOC₂H₅, C₂H₄SO₂C₂H₅, CH(CH₃)CH₂SC₂H₅, CH(CH₃)CH₂SOC₂H₅, CH(CH₃)CH₂SO₂C₂H₅, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl (—CH₂-cyclopropyl), phenyl, benzyl,

Q13, where R⁸ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl or cyclopropyl and R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl or cyclopropyl, Q14, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, methylsulphonyl or cyclopropyl and R¹³ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, cyclopropyl or trifluoromethyl, Q17, where R¹³ represents trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl

Q18, where R⁸ represents cyclopropyl, R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl or ethyl and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q8 or Q9, n represents 2, R³ represents fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl, difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl, tetrafluoroethyl or pentafluoroethyl, R⁵ represents methyl, ethyl or isopropyl, n is 0, 1 or
 2. 6. Compound of formula (I) according to claim 1 wherein A¹ represents nitrogen, A² represents —N—R⁵, A⁴ represents ═C—H, R¹ represents ethyl, R^(2a) represents hydrogen, R^(2b) represents a group selected from Q1, where R⁸ represents methoxy, Q3, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or cyclopropyl, Q4, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen and R¹² represents methyl, ethyl or cyclopropyl, Q5, where m represents 0, 1 or 2 and R¹³ represents methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, phenyl or benzyl, Q6, where R¹³ represents ethyl, Q8, where R¹³ represents methyl, Q9, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen or methyl and R¹² represents methyl, ethyl or isopropyl, Q10, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen or methyl and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, Q11, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen, methyl or COmethyl (acetyl) and R¹² represents hydrogen, methyl or COmethyl (acetyl), Q12, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen or methyl and R⁸ represents methyl (only if R¹¹ does not represent hydrogen), trifluoromethyl, CHF₂, CF₂CF₃, CF₂CHF₂, CH₂OCH₃, CH₂SCH₃, CH₂OC₂H₅, CH₂SOCH₃, CH₂SO₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)CH₂SCH₃, CH(CH₃) CH₂SOCH₃, CH(CH₃)CH₂SO₂CH₃, cyclopropyl, cyclopropylmethyl (—CH₂-cyclopropyl), phenyl, benzyl,

Q13, where R⁸ represents methyl and R¹¹ represents hydrogen, Q14, where R¹¹ represents hydrogen or methylsulphonyl and R¹³ represents methyl, ethyl or trifluoromethyl, Q17, where R¹³ represents trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl

Q18, where R⁸ represents cyclopropyl, R¹¹ represents hydrogen and R¹² represents hydrogen, where, if R^(2b) represents Q5, Q6, Q8 or Q9, n represents 2, R³ represents trifluoromethyl or pentafluoroethyl, R⁵ represents methyl, n is 0, 1 or
 2. 7. Compound of formula (I) according to claim 1 wherein A¹ represents nitrogen, A² represents —N—R⁵, A⁴ represents ═C—H, R¹ represents methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl, R^(2a) represents hydrogen, R^(2b) represents a group selected from

R³ represents fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoroethyl, difluoroethyl, trifluoroethyl, tetrafluoroethyl or pentafluoroethyl, R⁵ represents methyl, ethyl or isopropyl, n represents 0 or 2, where, if R^(2b) represents Q5a-j, Q6a, Q8a, Q9a-d, then n represents
 2. 8. Compound of formula (I) according to claim 1 wherein A¹ represents nitrogen, A² represents —N—R⁵, A⁴ represents ═C—H, R¹ represents ethyl, R^(2a) represents hydrogen, R³ represents trifluoromethyl or pentafluoroethyl, R⁵ represents methyl, n represents 0 or 2 and R^(2b), is selected from

where, if R^(2b) represents Q5a-j, Q6a, Q8a or Q9a-d, n represents
 2. 9. Compound of formula (I) according to claim 1 wherein R¹, R^(2a), R^(2b), R³, A¹, A², A⁴ and n have the meanings given in the table: R¹ n A⁴ A² A¹ R^(2a) R³ R^(2b) ethyl 1 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

ethyl 1 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

ethyl 0 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H CF₃

ethyl 2 CH N-methyl N H C₂F₅


10. Compound of formula (IX)

wherein R^(2a), R³, A¹, A² and A⁴ have the meanings described above and X¹ and X² represent halogen.
 11. Compound of formula (IX) according to claim 10 wherein A¹ represents nitrogen, A² represents N-methyl, A⁴ represents CH.
 12. Compound of formula (XI)

wherein R¹, R^(2a), R³, A¹, A² and A⁴ have the meanings described above and X¹ represents halogen.
 13. Compound of formula (XI) according to claim 12 wherein A¹ represents nitrogen, A² represents N-methyl, A⁴ represents CH.
 14. Compound of formula (XII)

wherein R¹, R^(2a), R³, A¹, A² and A⁴ have the meanings described above and X¹ represents halogen.
 15. Compound of formula (XII) according to claim 14 wherein A¹ represents nitrogen, A² represents N-methyl, A⁴ represents CH.
 16. Compound of formula (XIII)

wherein R¹, R^(2a), R³, A¹, A² and A⁴ have the meanings described above and X¹ represents halogen.
 17. Compound of formula (XIII) according to claim 16 wherein A¹ represents nitrogen, A² represents N-methyl, A⁴ represents CH.
 18. Agrochemical formulation comprising one or more compounds of formula (I) according to claim 1 and one or more extenders and/or surfactants.
 19. Agrochemical formulation according to claim 18, additionally comprising a further agrochemically active compound.
 20. Method for controlling one or more animal pests, comprising allowing a compound of formula (I) according to claim 1 or an agrochemical formulation thereof to act on the animal pests and/or a habitat thereof.
 21. A product comprising one or more compounds of formula (I) according to claim 1 or one or more agrochemical formulations thereof for controlling animal pests. 